The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. Recommended use of this dataset: for average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste type, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, are as follows: food waste 57%, paper 6%, rubber 12%, textiles (fibers) 7%, wood/bamboo 14%, ash/soil 0%, brick/tile/ceramics 3%, glass 0%, metal 1%, and other 0%. It has a moisture content of 47%, higher calorific value of 7185.47 kJ/kg, and lower calorific value of 5196 kJ/kg. 19 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the components of waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 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 generates 1.16E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.17E-01 MJ of useful heat.