The dataset represents the waste management 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 urban solid waste in Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are as follows: food waste 35.74%, paper 18.02%, rubber 24.53%, textile (fiber) 6.92%, wood bamboo 9.07%, ash soil 0%, brick tiles ceramics 0.87%, glass 3.12%, metal 1.74%, other 0%. Moisture 50. 28%, higher heating value 8855.93 kJ/kg, lower heating value 6945.49 kJ/kg. The carbon share of the initial waste, i.e., biogenic is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metal in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of materials comprising the waste portion: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite goods, like 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 2.51E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.04E-01 MJ of useful heat.