The dataset represents the waste treatment activities of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset is for the average municipal/public waste mixture. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Xingtai city, Hebei Province are as follows: Food waste accounts for 44.56%, paper accounts for 13.06%, rubber accounts for 11.11%, textile (fiber) accounts for 0.24%, wood and bamboo accounts for 28.07%, ash and soil accounts for 0%, bricks, tiles and ceramics accounts for 0.76%, glass accounts for 1.79%, metal accounts for 0.42%, other accounts for 0%. Moisture content is 53%. 96%, higher heating value 7715.05 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5778.27 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): 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%; composite 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 generate 2.10E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.55E-01 MJ of useful heat.