The dataset represents the waste treatment activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset is 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 Huangshan City, Anhui Province are as follows: food waste 43.66%, paper 17.77%, rubber 20.55%, textiles (fibers) 4.66%, wood/bamboo 2.84%, ash and soil 2.4%, brick/tile/ceramics 1.07%, glass 1.66%, metals 2.09%, and other materials 3.3%. Moisture content is 58%. The higher calorific value of 7781.59 kJ/kg, and the lower calorific value of 5894.38 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction of the initial waste is 60.4% biogenic. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) is as follows: iron: 60.03%; aluminum: 17.81%; copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years is 18.73%. The degradability composition of the waste component is as follows: 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 generate 2.23E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.04E-01 MJ of useful heat.