The dataset represents the waste management activities 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 Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are as follows: food waste 36.11%, paper 19.41%, rubber 14.35%, textiles (fibers) 5.73%, wood and bamboo 3.87%, ash and soil 10.56%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 2.11%, glass 2.89%, metals 2.64%, others 2. 35% moisture 46.41%, higher heating value 7088.35 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5320.43 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste originating from biogenic sources is 60.4%. Metal content in waste not oxidized and largely recyclable (excluding very small or very thin parts): 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, 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 generates 9.39E-05 kWh of electricity and 3.38E-01 MJ of useful heat.