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 type, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province are as follows: food waste 55.73%, paper 15.71%, rubber 17.98%, textile (fibers) 5.29%, wood/bamboo 2.54%, ash soil 0%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 0%, glass 2.36%, metal 0.4%, and other 0%. Moisture content 64. 6%, higher heating value 7409.11 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5419.33 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 extremely small or extremely thin parts) Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the portion composing the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite 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 1.96E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.07E-01 MJ of useful heat.