The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset is 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 Xiaogan City, Hubei Province are as follows: kitchen waste 55.3%, paper 1.5%, rubber 4.5%, textile (fiber) 0%, wood/bamboo 8.3%, ash/soil 0%, bricks/tiles/ceramics 27.3%, glass 2%, metals 1.1%, other 0%. Moisture content 53.5%, higher heating value 4550. 7 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 2783.55 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of initial waste, i.e., 60.4% from biogenic sources. The ratio of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding extremely small or extremely thin parts) is 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% 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 generates 1.29E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.63E-01 MJ of useful heat.