The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are as follows: food waste 45.57%, paper 16.17%, rubber 19.9%, textile (fiber) 5.97%, wood/bamboo 5.19%, ash and soil 1.26%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.61%, glass 2.88%, metal 1.82%, and others 0%. 64%. Moisture 54.49%, higher heating value 7792.42 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5878.14 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, that is, of biogenic origin, is 60.4%. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal content in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts) is: Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fraction: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite goods, such as diapers: 18%; glass: 0%; textiles: 12%; minerals: 0%; natural products: 27%; compostable materials: 27%; inert metals: 10%; volatile metals: 0%; batteries: 0%; electronics: 0%; landfill gas capture and utilization produces 2.32E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.34E-01 MJ of useful heat.