The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. This dataset is recommended for use with 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 Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, are as follows: food waste 35.66%, paper 15%, rubber 29.8%, textiles (fibers) 8.6%, wood/bamboo 5.39%, ash/soil 0.42%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.98%, metals 1.6%, other 0.8%. Moisture content 53. 12%, Higher Heating Value (HHV) 9431.59 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV) 7491.65 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste is 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and substantially recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of the waste over 100 years is 18.73%. The degradability of the fraction composing the waste: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; combination 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 2.52E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.06E-01 MJ of useful heat.