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 urban solid waste in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province are as follows: food waste 62.6%, paper 10.9%, rubber 11.4%, textile (fiber) 2.1%, wood-bamboo 0.9%, cinder-soil 0%, brick-tile-ceramic 0.7%, glass 2%, metal 0.2%, and other 9.2%. Moisture content is 60.7%, and higher calorific value is 5649. 64 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 3757.05 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 parts): iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste within 100 years: 18.73%. Degradability of components of waste: 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 generate 1.82E-04 kWh of electricity and 6.55E-01 MJ of useful heat.