The dataset represents the waste treatment activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for 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 Fuxin city, Liaoning province are as follows: food waste 53.07%, paper 11.86%, rubber 14.77%, textile (fiber) 7.13%, wood and bamboo 9.33%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0%, glass 3.22%, metals 0.61%, and others 0%. The moisture content is 57%. 71%, higher heating value 7299.41 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5344.98 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction from the initial waste, that is, 60.4% biogenic. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal content 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 composition of the waste part: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated material: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 6.99E-04 kWh of electricity and 1.94E-01 MJ of useful heat.