The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. 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 Cangzhou City, Hebei Province are as follows: food waste 44.56%, paper 13.06%, rubber 11.11%, textile (fiber) 0.24%, wood and bamboo 28.07%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.79%, metal 0.42%, and others 0%. Moisture content 53. 96%, Higher Heating Value (HHV) 7715.05 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV) 5778.27 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., biogenic 60.4%. The percentage 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%. 100-year general degradation rate of waste: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction: 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 generate 2.10E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.55E-01 MJ of useful heat.