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 plastic, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Suzhou City, Anhui Province, are as follows: food waste 45.71%, paper 14.31%, rubber 11.54%, textile (fiber) 6.83%, wood and bamboo 2.46%, ash and soil 0%, bricks and tiles and ceramics 0%, glass 0%, metal 0.51%, and others 18.64%. Moisture 51. 98%, higher heating value 6887.42 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5110.58 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, which is 60.4% biogenic. The ratio of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) is: Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the components constituting the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite products, 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 produces 1.84E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.62E-01 MJ of useful heat.