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 plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Songyuan City, Jilin Province are as follows: kitchen waste 43%, paper 4.9%, rubber 15%, textile (fiber) 2.7%, wood and bamboo 2.7%, ash and soil 0%, bricks and tiles and ceramics 4.6%, glass 2.6%, metal 0.5%, other 24%. Moisture content 55.81%, higher heating value 6171. 51 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4526.37 kJ/kg. The initial waste's carbon fraction, that is, the biomass-derived portion is 60.4%. The unoxidized and considerably recoverable metal proportion in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability composition of waste portions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink cartons: 18%; composite 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 produce 1.17E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.23E-01 MJ of useful heat.