The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: For use with average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province are as follows: food waste 44.87%, paper 13.35%, rubber 25.34%, textile (fiber) 7.5%, wood and bamboo 4.93%, ash and soil 0.68%, brick, tile, and ceramics 0.38%, glass 1.84%, metal 1.12%, other 0%. Moisture content 53. 25%, higher heating value 8712.01 kJ/kg, lower heating value 6739.26 kJ/kg. The carbon share from bio-origin in initial waste accounts for 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely 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 composing the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 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 2.45E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.81E-01 MJ of useful heat.