The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in sanitary landfills. 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 Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province are as follows: food waste 25.2%, paper 18.78%, rubber 0%, textiles (fibers) 4.46%, wood and bamboo 5.2%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0%, glass 6.35%, metals 2.02%, others 37.99%. The moisture content is 41.04%, and the higher calorific value of 5244. 78 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 3915.37 kJ/kg. The initial share of carbon from waste, i.e., from biogenic sources 60.4%. Unoxidized and largely recoverable metal content 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 constituents of the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; combined 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 generates 1.15E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.13E-01 MJ of useful heat.