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. Not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province are as follows: food waste 50.65%, paper 13.98%, rubber 17.04%, textile (fiber) 5.16%, wood/bamboo 6.68%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.32%, glass 4.02%, metal 1.26%, other 0%. Moisture content 57 percent. 3%, higher heating value 7089.1 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5179.22 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., from biomass 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 in 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction: 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 produce 2.26E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.13E-01 MJ of useful heat.