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, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Baiyin City, Gansu Province, are as follows: food waste 36.38%, paper 9.7%, rubber 11.34%, textile (fiber) 2.1%, wood and bamboo 1.36%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 37.81%, glass 0.93%, metals 0.23%, and others 0%. Moisture content 44. 26%, higher heating value 6088.2 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4390.57 kJ/kg. The initial carbon fraction of waste, i.e., 60.4% from biomass. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) is Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The 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, 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 5.52E-05 kWh of electricity and 1.99E-01 MJ of useful heat.