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 plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Qinzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are as follows: food waste accounts for 45.57%, paper accounts for 16.17%, rubber accounts for 19.9%, textiles (fibers) account for 5.97%, wood and bamboo account for 5.19%, ash and soil account for 1.26%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics account for 0.61%, glass accounts for 2.88%, metals account for 1.82%, and other categories account for 0%. 64%. Moisture content 54.49%, higher heating value 7792.42 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5878.14 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, that is, the biogenic source is 60.4%. The unoxidized and recoverable metal content in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) is: Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of components that constitute the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminates: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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 2.32E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.34E-01 MJ of useful heat.