The dataset represents the waste treatment 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 Rizhao City, Shandong Province are as follows: food waste 46.04%, paper 15.3%, rubber 19.62%, textile (fiber) 4.81%, wood and bamboo 4.75%, ash and soil 5.31%, bricks and ceramics 0%, glass 3.48%, metal 0.69%, and others 0%. Moisture 57. 98%, Higher Heating Value (HHV) 7587.04 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV) 5679.24 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, i.e., from biogenic sources is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized 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 the waste fraction composition: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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 produces 1.85E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.68E-01 MJ of useful heat.