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, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province are as follows: food waste 42.18%, paper 11.86%, rubber 0%, textile (fibers) 5.79%, wood/bamboo 1.7%, ash/soil 0%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 0.64%, glass 1.69%, metals 0.9%, other types 35.69%. Moisture content is 48%, and higher calorific value of 5051. 51 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3540.08 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of initial waste, that is, 60.4% biogenic origin. The proportion of non-oxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts) is Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. General degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste composition: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite goods, 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 4.21E-01 MJ of useful heat.