The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in sanitary landfills. 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 Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region are as follows: food waste 20.45%, paper 23.74%, rubber 14.84%, textiles (fibers) 4.5%, wood and bamboo 2.76%, ash and soil 22.83%, bricks tiles and ceramics 0%, glass 4.73%, metals 5.12%, others 0%. Moisture content is 40 percent. 98%, higher heating value 6798.41 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5207.98 kJ/kg. The carbon share of initial waste, i.e., 60.4% from biogenic sources. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal proportion 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 waste components: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminate materials: 18%; laminate 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 generated 1.16E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.17E-01 MJ of useful heat.