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 municipal solid waste in Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province are as follows: food waste 41.56%, paper 7.28%, rubber 30.8%, textile (fiber) 12.94%, wood and bamboo 2.6%, ash and soil 0%, bricks tiles and ceramics 2.19%, glass 1.6%, metals 1.03%, and others 0%. Moisture content 52. 41%, higher heating value 9509.37 kJ/kg, lower heating value 7526.52 kJ/kg. The carbon share from 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 in 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction composition: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite goods, 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 generate 2.44E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.77E-01 MJ of useful heat.