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 suit to represent any single specific waste, such as plastic, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Hefei City, Anhui Province, are as follows: food waste 48.33%, paper 13.08%, rubber 20.19%, textile (fiber) 3.38%, wood and bamboo 3.37%, ash and soil 4.94%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 3.25%, glass 2.66%, metals 0.82%, other 0%. Moisture content 52. 89%, higher heating value 7354.97 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5444.77 kJ/kg. The carbon share from the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% of the biomass. 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%. Total degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fraction: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage cartons: 18%; composite goods, 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 produce 2.12E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.65E-01 MJ of useful heat.