The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for the average municipal/public waste mixture. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Dingxi City, Gansu Province, are as follows: food waste 36.38%, paper 9.7%, rubber 11.34%, textiles (fibers) 2.1%, wood/bamboo 1.36%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 37.81%, glass 0.93%, metals 0.23%, and other 0%. Moisture content 44%. 26%, higher heating value 6088.2 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4390.57 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, i.e., 60.4% of 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%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the components constituting the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 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 produced 5.52E-05 kWh of electricity and 1.99E-01 MJ of useful heat.