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 Naqu City, Tibet Autonomous Region are as follows: kitchen waste 57%, paper 6%, rubber 12%, textile (fiber) 7%, wood/bamboo 14%, ash/soil 0%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 3%, glass 0%, metal 1%, and other 0%. Moisture content is 47%, gross calorific value is 7185.47 kJ/kg, and net calorific value is 5196 kJ/kg. 19kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of initial waste, which is of biogenic origin, is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste component: 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 1.16E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.17E-01 MJ of useful heat.