The dataset represents the waste treatment activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for average municipal/public waste mixtures. Not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, are as follows: food waste 47.78%, paper 6.85%, rubber 9.41%, textile (fibers) 2.72%, wood and bamboo 1.75%, ash and soil 0%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 27.22%, glass 2.89%, metals 1.21%, and other 0.17%. Moisture content 55. 81%, higher heating value 5367.35 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3624.71 kJ/kg. The initial carbon fraction of the waste, that is, the biogenic source, 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%. 100-year overall degradation rate of the waste: 18.73%. Degradability of the components constituting the waste: Paper: 27%; Mixed Cardboard: 32% 4% plastics: 1%; laminated materials: 18%; laminated packaging, such as beverage 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 6.86E-05 kWh of electricity and 2.47E-01 MJ of useful heat.