The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in sanitary landfills. 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 urban solid waste in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province are as follows: food waste 35.66%, paper 15%, rubber 29.8%, textile (fiber) 8.6%, wood and bamboo 5.39%, ash and soil 0.42%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.98%, metals 1.6%, and others 0.8%. Moisture content 53. 12%, higher heating value 9431.59 kJ/kg, lower heating value 7491.65 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% from biogenic sources. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely thin parts) is Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years is: 18.73%. Degradability of the components forming the waste portion: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32. 4% plastics: 1%; laminates: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite goods, 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 2.52E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.06E-01 MJ of useful heat.