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, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province are as follows: food waste 55.73%, paper 15.71%, rubber 17.98%, textiles (fibers) 5.29%, wood bamboo 2.54%, ash soil 0%, bricks tiles ceramics 0%, glass 2.36%, metals 0.4%, other 0%. Moisture content 64% 6%, higher heating value 7409.11 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5419.33 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and 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 waste fraction: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; combined 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 generates 1.96E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.07E-01 MJ of useful heat.