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 does not suitably represent any single specific waste, such as plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, are as follows: food waste 45.45%, paper 9.97%, rubber 18.24%, textile (fiber) 2.26%, wood/bamboo 1.3%, ash/soil 0%, brick/tile/ceramics 17.81%, glass 2.63%, metal 0.54%, other 0.5%. Moisture 55. 81%, higher heating value 6553.39 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4742.84 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste is 60.4% biogenic. The unoxidized and substantially recoverable metal content 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 fractions: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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 produced 1.44E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.18E-01 MJ of useful heat.