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 mixture. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Shanghai are as follows: food waste 65.18%, paper 10.58%, rubber 15.99%, textile (fiber) 2.03%, wood and bamboo 2.7%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.68%, glass 2.31%, metals 0.54%, other 0%. Moisture content 59. 28%, higher heating value 6325.63 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4321.37 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, that is, the biogenic share 60.4%. 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%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the components that make up the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 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 generated 2.11E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.60E-01 MJ of useful heat.