The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset is for an average municipal/public waste mixture. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, are as follows: food waste 62.57%, paper 10.28%, rubber 9.84%, textile (fiber) 0.51%, wood and bamboo 7.02%, ash and soil 0.68%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 2.36%, glass 0.37%, metal 2.24%, and others 4.12%. Moisture content 66. 28%, higher heating value 5643.45 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3721.97 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% from biomass. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal content in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): 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 composition: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite products, like 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 generates 1.92E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.93E-01 MJ of useful heat.