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 plastic, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Qingdao, Shandong Province, are as follows: kitchen waste 69%, paper 9.5%, rubber 8.4%, textile (fiber) 3%, wood and bamboo 0.3%, ash and soil 6.3%, brick, tile, and ceramics 0.3%, glass 2.2%, metal 0.9%, and others 0.1%. The moisture content is 58.34%, and the higher calorific value of 4950. 01 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3000.06 kJ/kg. The initial waste's carbon fraction, i.e., 60.4% biogenic carbon. Proportion of non-oxidized and 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%. Degradability of components constituting the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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 generates 1.85E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.68E-01 MJ of useful heat.