The dataset represents the waste treatment 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 specific single waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Yibin, Sichuan Province, are as follows: kitchen waste 50.09%, paper 15.54%, rubber 12.63%, textile (fiber) 2.34%, wood and bamboo 7.78%, ash and soil 0.32%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 1.42%, glass 0.09%, metals 0.8%, and others 0%. Moisture content 64. 86%, Higher Heating Value (HHV) 5930.68 kJ/kg, Lower Heating Value (LHV) 4117.5 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., from biogenic sources is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metal in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite products, 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 2.09E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.51E-01 MJ of useful heat.