The dataset represents the waste management activities 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, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Daxing'anling region of Heilongjiang province are as follows: food waste 55.73%, paper 15.71%, rubber 17.98%, textiles (fibers) 5.29%, wood and bamboo 2.54%, ash and soil 0%, bricks and ceramics 0%, glass 2.36%, metals 0.4%, and others 0%. Moisture 64. 6%, higher heating value 7409.11 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5419.33 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, that is, the biogenic share is 60.4%. The proportion of non-oxidized and largely recyclable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) is: Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction composition: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 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 1.96E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.07E-01 MJ of useful heat.