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's not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province are as follows: food waste accounts for 36.38%, paper accounts for 9.7%, rubber accounts for 11.34%, textiles (fibers) account for 2.1%, wood and bamboo account for 1.36%, ash and soil account for 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics account for 37.81%, glass accounts for 0.93%, metals account for 0.23%, and other categories account for 0%. Moisture content 44. 26%, higher heating value 6088.2 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4390.57 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, that is, of biological origin, is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or very thin parts) is: iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years is 18.73%. The degradability of waste fractions: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 1%; laminates: 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 generate 5.52E-05 kWh of electricity and 1.99E-01 MJ of useful heat.