The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. Recommended use of this dataset: for average municipal/public waste mixtures. Not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Jilin City, Jilin Province, are as follows: food waste 43%, paper 4.9%, rubber 15%, textile (fiber) 2.7%, wood and bamboo 2.7%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 4.6%, glass 2.6%, metals 0.5%, and others 24%. It has a moisture content of 55.81% and higher calorific value of 6171. 51 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4526.37 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, that is, 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and easily 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%. The degradability of the materials composing 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 1.17E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.23E-01 MJ of useful heat.