The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended usage 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 Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province are as follows: food waste 55.73%, paper 15.71%, rubber 17.98%, textile (fiber) 5.29%, wood and bamboo 2.54%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0%, glass 2.36%, metal 0.4%, other 0%. Moisture content 64%. 6%, higher heating value 7409.11 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5419.33 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, i.e., 60.4% from biogenic sources. The proportion of non-oxidized and largely 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 over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of components making up the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite 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 generate 1.96E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.07E-01 MJ of useful heat.