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 is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastic, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Guangyuan City, 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 and tiles and ceramics 1.42%, glass 0.09%, metals 0.8%, and other 0%. Moisture 64. 86%, higher heating value 5930.68 kJ/kg, lower heating value 4117.5 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of 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 composition 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 produce 2.09E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.51E-01 MJ of useful heat.