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 Luohe City, Henan province are as follows: kitchen waste 55.02%, paper 5.52%, rubber 3.97%, textile (fiber) 1.65%, wood and bamboo 1.36%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 26.67%, glass 1.56%, metals 0.59%, others 3.66%. Moisture content 55%. 81%, Higher Heating Value (HHV) 4509.38 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV) 2763.77 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, that is, from biogenic sources, is 60.4%. The proportion of non-oxidized and substantially recoverable metals in the waste (excluding components that are very small or very thin) is: Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years is 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 generate 9.83E-05 kWh of electricity and 3.54E-01 MJ of useful heat.