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, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are as follows: kitchen waste 45.57%, paper 16.17%, rubber 19.9%, textiles (fibers) 5.97%, wood/bamboo 5.19%, ash soil 1.26%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 0.61%, glass 2.88%, metal 1.82%, others 0%. 64%. Moisture content 54.49%, higher heating value 7792.42 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5878.14 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of initial waste originating from biomass is 60.4%. The proportion of non-oxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) is Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of components constituting the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 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 2.32E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.34E-01 MJ of useful heat.