The dataset represents the waste treatment 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 Datong City, Shanxi Province are as follows: food waste 45.45%, paper 9.97%, rubber 18.24%, textile (fiber) 2.26%, wood and bamboo 1.3%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile, and ceramics 17.81%, glass 2.63%, metal 0.54%, other 0.5%. Moisture content 55%. 81%, higher heating value 6553.39 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4742.84 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste is 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals 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%. 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%; composite goods, 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 generated 1.44E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.18E-01 MJ of useful heat.