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 plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province are as follows: kitchen waste 36.38%, paper waste 9.7%, rubber waste 11.34%, textile (fiber) waste 2.1%, wood and bamboo waste 1.36%, ash and soil waste 0%, brick, tile and ceramic waste 37.81%, glass waste 0.93%, metal waste 0.23%, other waste 0%. moisture content 44. 26%, higher heating value 6088.2 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4390.57 kJ/kg. The carbon share in the initial waste, which is of biological origin, is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): 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 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 5.52E-05 kWh of electricity and 1.99E-01 MJ of useful heat.