The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for the average municipal/public waste mixture. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province are as follows: food waste 35.66%, paper 15%, rubber 29.8%, textile (fiber) 8.6%, wood/bamboo 5.39%, ash/soil 0.42%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.98%, metals 1.6%, and others 0.8%. Moisture 53. 12%, Higher Heating Value (HHV) 9431.59 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV) 7491.65 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and substantially recyclable metal 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 fraction constituting the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; combined 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 2.52E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.06E-01 MJ of useful heat.