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 Foshan City, Guangdong Province, are as follows: food waste 35.66%, paper 15%, rubber 29.8%, textile (fiber) 8.6%, wood and bamboo 5.39%, ash and soil 0.42%, brick, tile, and ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.98%, metals 1.6%, and others 0.8%. Moisture content 53. 12%, higher heating value 9431.59 kJ/kg, lower heating value 7491.65 kJ/kg. The carbon share 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 parts) is Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. 100-year overall degradation rate of waste: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fraction: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminates: 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 generated 2.52E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.06E-01 MJ of useful heat.