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 for representing any single specific waste such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Nanchong City, Sichuan Province are as follows: food waste 50.09%, paper 15.54%, rubber 12.63%, textile (fiber) 2.34%, wood and bamboo 7.78%, ash and soil 0.32%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 1.42%, glass 0.09%, metals 0.8%, and others 0%. Moisture content is 64% 86%, higher heating value 5930.68 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4117.5 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction in the initial waste, that is, biogenic 60.4%. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal content in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Total degradation of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste component: 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 generate 2.09E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.51E-01 MJ of useful heat.