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 does not suit to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Baoshan City, Yunnan province are as follows: food waste 50.65%, paper 13.98%, rubber 17.04%, textiles (fibers) 5.16%, wood/bamboo 6.68%, ash/soil 0%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 0.32%, glass 4.02%, metal 1.26%, other 0%. Moisture content 57. 03%, higher heating value 7089.1 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5179.22 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction in initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The ratio of unoxidized and largely recyclable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Total degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste composition: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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 2.26E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.13E-01 MJ of useful heat.