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, or cardboard. The characteristics of the municipal solid waste in Changchun City, Jilin Province, are as follows: food waste 43%, paper 4.9%, rubber 15%, textiles (fibers) 2.7%, wood and bamboo 2.7%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 4.6%, glass 2.6%, metals 0.5%, and other categories 24%. Moisture content is 55.81%, and higher calorific value is 6171. 51 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4526.37 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction: paper: 27%; mixed corrugated cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite products, 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 1.17E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.23E-01 MJ of useful heat.