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 plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Wuzhong city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region are as follows: food waste 35.7%, paper 2.1%, rubber 4.1%, textile (fiber) 1.2%, wood and bamboo 1.7%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 45.7%, glass 0.4%, metal 0.2%, other 8.9%. Moisture content 55. 81%, higher heating value 4907.39 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3368.45 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, that is, biomass origin is 60.4%. The proportion of non-oxidized and substantially recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the fractions composing the waste: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; combined 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 produced 2.76E-05 kWh of electricity and 9.93E-02 MJ of useful heat.