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 plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Suizhou City, Hubei Province, are as follows: food waste 55.3%, paper 1.5%, rubber 4.5%, textile (fiber) 0%, wood and bamboo 8.3%, ash and soil 0%, brick, tile, and ceramics 27.3%, glass 2%, metal 1.1%, and other 0%. Moisture content is 53.5%, and higher calorific value of 4550. 7 kJ/kg, lower calorific value 2783.55 kJ/kg. The carbon share from initial waste, that is, 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%. Total degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of waste components: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32%. 4% plastic: 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 generated 1.29E-04 kWh of electricity and 4.63E-01 MJ of useful heat.