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, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, are as follows: kitchen waste 50.09%, paper 15.54%, rubber 12.63%, textile (fiber) 2.34%, wood and bamboo 7.78%, ash soil 0.32%, bricks tiles and ceramics 1.42%, glass 0.09%, metals 0.8%, and other 0%. Moisture content is 64%. 86%, higher heating value 5930.68 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4117.5 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Total degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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 produced 2.09E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.51E-01 MJ of useful heat.