The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for the average municipal/public waste mixture. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Laiwu City, Shandong Province are as follows: food waste 46.04%, paper 15.3%, rubber 19.62%, textiles (fibers) 4.81%, wood and bamboo 4.75%, ash and soil 5.31%, bricks and tiles ceramics 0%, glass 3.48%, metal 0.69%, other 0%. Moisture content 57%. 98%, higher heating value 7587.04 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5679.24 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, namely from biogenic sources, is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely thin components) is: iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years is 18.73%. The degradability of the waste composition: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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 generates 1.85E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.68E-01 MJ of useful heat.