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 is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Anshan City, Liaoning Province are as follows: food waste 53.07%, paper 11.86%, rubber 14.77%, textile (fiber) 7.13%, wood and bamboo 9.33%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile, and ceramics 0%, glass 3.22%, metal 0.61%, other 0%. Moisture content is 57% 71%, Higher Heating Value (HHV): 7299.41 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV): 5344.98 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, that is, from biogenic sources: 60.4%. The ratio of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste composition: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 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 generated 0.04266 kWh of electricity and 0.07694 MJ of useful heat.