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 Bijie City, Guizhou Province are as follows: kitchen waste 7.71%, paper 12.95%, rubber 12.85%, textile (fiber) 9.66%, wood and bamboo 6.71%, ash and soil 6.61%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 11.27%, glass 5.94%, metals 5.36%, and others 19.8%. Moisture content is 35% 2%, higher heating value 6675.57 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5336.92 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The ratio of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts) is Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste constituents: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 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 1.92E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.93E-01 MJ of useful heat.