The dataset represents the waste management activities of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended application of this dataset: for use with average municipal/public waste mixtures. Not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province are as follows: kitchen waste 55.73%, paper 15.71%, rubber 17.98%, textile (fibers) 5.29%, wood bamboo 2.54%, ash soil 0%, brick tile ceramics 0%, glass 2.36%, metal 0.4%, others 0%. Moisture 64. 6%, higher heating value 7409.11 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5419.33 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, that is, of biological origin 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely thin parts) Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fraction: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite products, 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.