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. It does not suit to represent any single specific waste such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Yueyang city, Hunan province are as follows: food waste class 25.71%, paper class 18.27%, rubber class 22.26%, textile class (fiber) 11.24%, wood and bamboo class 2.33%, ash and soil class 11.16%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics class 1.77%, glass class 2.37%, metal class 2.03%, other classes 2.86%. Moisture 52. 39%, Higher Heating Value (HHV) 8525.15 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV) 6747.63 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste is 60.4% from biogenic sources. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal fractions in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) are 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 beverage cartons: 18%; composite goods, 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 2.03E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.33E-01 MJ of useful heat.