The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: for the average municipal/public waste mixture. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Dalian City, Liaoning Province are as follows: food waste 57.02%, paper 2.96%, rubber 11.54%, textile (fiber) 2.36%, wood and bamboo 1.85%, ash and soil 16.82%, bricks and ceramics 2.73%, glass 3.66%, metal 1.06%, other 0%. Moisture 52. 96%, higher heating value 5156.01 kJ/kg, lower heating value 3340 kJ/kg. The carbon fraction from initial waste, that is, from biogenic sources is 60.4%. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in waste (excluding very small or very thin parts): Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste over 100 years is 18.73%. Degradability of the waste fraction: 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 6.99E-04 kWh of electricity and 1.94E-01 MJ of useful heat.