The dataset represents the waste treatment activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for the average municipal/public waste mixture. Not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Xinji City, Hebei Province are as follows: food waste 44.56%, paper 13.06%, rubber 11.11%, textile (fiber) 0.24%, wood and bamboo 28.07%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.79%, metal 0.42%, and others 0%. Moisture content 53. 96%, higher heating value 7715.05 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5778.27 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, i.e., 60.4% from biogenic sources. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The total degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of components that make up waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 generate 2.10E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.55E-01 MJ of useful heat.