The dataset represents the waste management activity of “urban solid waste” in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset is for average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Fushun City, Liaoning Province are as follows: kitchen waste 53.07%, paper 11.86%, rubber 14.77%, textile (fiber) 7.13%, wood and bamboo 9.33%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile and ceramics 0%, glass 3.22%, metal 0.61%, and other 0%. Moisture content 57. 71%, higher heating value 7299.41 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5344.98 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of 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%. The overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 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 generate 6.99E-04 kWh of electricity and 1.94E-01 MJ of useful heat.