The dataset represents the waste management activity of “municipal solid waste” in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: For use with 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 Pingliang City, Gansu Province are as follows: food waste 36.38%, paper 9.7%, rubber 11.34%, textile (fiber) 2.1%, wood and bamboo 1.36%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile and ceramics 37.81%, glass 0.93%, metals 0.23%, other 0%. Moisture 44. 26%, higher heating value 6088.2 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4390.57 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, that is, of biological origin is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years is: 18.73%. The degradability of the components that make up the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite 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 generated 5.52E-05 kWh of electricity and 1.99E-01 MJ of useful heat.