The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. Recommended use of this dataset: for use with 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 Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, are as follows: 44.77% kitchen waste, 11% paper, 26.44% rubber, 11.06% textile (fibers), 3.63% wood and bamboo, 0% ash and soil, 0.99% bricks, tiles, and ceramics, 0.93% glass, 1.17% metal, and 0% others. Moisture content 53. 58%, higher heating value 9112.85 kJ/kg, lower heating value 7119.09 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% biogenic. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal content 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 that make up the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32% 4% plastic: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as drink 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 produces 2.46E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.85E-01 MJ of useful heat.