The dataset represents the waste treatment activities 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 Anqing city, Anhui province are as follows: Kitchen waste 43.66%, paper 17.77%, rubber 20.55%, textile (fiber) 4.66%, wood and bamboo 2.84%, ash and soil 2.4%, brick, tile and ceramics 1.07%, glass 1.66%, metal 2.09%, and others 3.3%. The moisture content is 58%. 03%, higher heating value 7781.59 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5894.38 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, that is, the biogenic share is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts) is: Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the components constituting 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 generated 2.23E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.04E-01 MJ of useful heat.