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, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Puyang City, Henan Province, are as follows: food waste 55.02%, paper 5.52%, rubber 3.97%, textile (fiber) 1.65%, wood and bamboo 1.36%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 26.67%, glass 1.56%, metal 0.59%, other 3.66%. Moisture content 55. 81%, gross calorific value 4509.38 kJ/kg, net calorific value 2763.77 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., biogenic origin is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and substantially recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Total degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fraction: Paper: 27%; Combined cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%, laminated material: 18%, laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 generate 9.83E-05 kWh of electricity and 3.54E-01 MJ of useful heat.