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 Ningde City, Fujian Province, are as follows: food waste 44.76%, paper 13.96%, rubber 25.87%, textile (fiber) 6.57%, wood and bamboo 3.29%, ash and soil 0%, bricks and tiles/ceramics 1.44%, glass 1.36%, metal 1.39%, and other 1.37%. Moisture content 56. 51%, higher heating value 8627.63 kJ/kg, lower heating value 6667.68 kJ/kg. The initial carbon fraction of waste, i.e., from biological sources is 60.4%. The unoxidized and largely recoverable metal content in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years: 18.73%. The degradability of the waste fraction: 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 produce 2.40E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.64E-01 MJ of useful heat.