The dataset represents the waste management activities 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 plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, are as follows: food waste 64.5%, paper 6.7%, rubber 10.1%, textiles (fibers) 1.2%, wood/bamboo 0.1%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 15.1%, glass 2%, metals 0.3%, and others 1.36%. The moisture content is 55.81%, and the higher calorific value of 5161. 91 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 3249.72 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste from biogenic sources is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of components in the waste stream: paper: 27%; mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 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 produced 1.58E-04 kWh of electricity and 5.69E-01 MJ of useful heat.