The dataset represents the waste treatment 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 to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Nanjing, Jiangsu province are as follows: kitchen waste 62.6%, paper 10.9%, rubber 11.4%, textile (fiber) 2.1%, wood and bamboo 0.9%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile and ceramics 0.7%, glass 2%, metal 0.2%, and other 9.2%. Moisture content is 60.7%, and higher calorific value of 5649. 64 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 3757.05 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of non-oxidized and recoverable metals in large quantities in the waste (excluding very small or very 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% 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%; the capture and utilization of landfill gas produces 1.82E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.55E-01 MJ of useful heat.