The dataset represents the waste management 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 urban solid waste in Ding County, Hainan Province are as follows: kitchen waste 58.42%, paper 6.44%, rubber 11.93%, textile (fiber) 0.89%, wood bamboo 1.6%, ash soil 0%, brick tiles and ceramics 12.92%, glass 0.53%, metal 0.68%, and other categories 6.47%. Moisture content 55. 81%, higher heating value 5556.5 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3706.33 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metal in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. General waste degradation rate over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of components making up 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 produces 1.59E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.73E-01 MJ of useful heat.