The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset is for average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Anyang City, Henan Province are as follows: food waste 46.75%, paper 11%, rubber 17.32%, textile (fiber) 8.77%, wood and bamboo 7.35%, ash and soil 2.75%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.96%, glass 0.79%, metal 0.62%, and other 3.69%. Moisture content 53. 48%, Higher Heating Value (HHV) 7932.22 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV) 6008.27 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Total waste degradation rate over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste components: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminates: 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 generated 9.83E-05 kWh of electricity and 3.54E-01 MJ of useful heat.