The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: suitable for average municipal/public waste mixtures. It does not suitably represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, are as follows: food waste 38.76%, paper 34.85%, rubber 17.35%, textile (fiber) 0.34%, wood and bamboo 0.99%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0%, glass 4.46%, metals 3.25%, other 0%. Moisture 49. 9%, higher heating value 7393.28 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5546.36 kJ/kg. The carbon share of the initial waste, that is, the biogenic share is 60.4%. 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 in 100 years is: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction composition: 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 generates 2.43E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.75E-01 MJ of useful heat.