The dataset represents the waste disposal activities 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 municipal solid waste in Zhongwei city, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region are as follows: food waste 35.7%, paper 2.1%, rubber 4.1%, textile (fibers) 1.2%, wood/bamboo 1.7%, ash/soil 0%, brick/tile/ceramic 45.7%, glass 0.4%, metal 0.2%, other 8.9%. Moisture 55. 81%, higher heating value 4907.39 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3368.45 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste is 60.4% biogenic. The ratio of unoxidized and largely 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 materials composing the waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 produces 2.76E-05 kWh of electricity and 9.93E-02 MJ of useful heat.