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 mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Bengbu city, Anhui province are as follows: kitchen waste 43.66%, paper 17.77%, rubber 20.55%, textiles (fibers) 4.66%, wood and bamboo 2.84%, ash and soil 2.4%, bricks tiles and ceramics 1.07%, glass 1.66%, metals 2.09%, other 3.3%. Moisture content 58%. 03%, higher heating value 7781.59 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5894.38 kJ/kg. The carbon portion of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% being of biogenic origin. The proportion 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 the components constituting the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 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 produced 2.23E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.04E-01 MJ of useful heat.