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 Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province are as follows: food waste 67.53%, paper 2.6%, rubber 3.33%, textile (fiber) 7.4%, wood/bamboo 1.93%, ash soil 1.47%, brick/tile/ceramics 0%, glass 4.13%, metal 1.2%, and others 10.4%. It contains 56% water. 38%, higher heating value 4214.45 kJ/kg, lower heating value 2400.45 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction in the initial waste, that is, from biogenic sources 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metal 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%. The degradability of the waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminates: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite products, 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 generates 1.45E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.23E-01 MJ of useful heat.