The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended application of this dataset: it is used for average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is unsuitable to represent any single specific waste like plastics, paper, or cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Shenzhen, Guangdong province are as follows: food waste 30.43%, paper 15.26%, rubber 32.88%, textile (fiber) 9.03%, wood and bamboo 6.06%, ash and soil 0.44%, bricks, tiles, and ceramics 0.75%, glass 2.07%, metal 1.85%, and others 1.23%. Moisture 49. 12%, higher heating value 9846.95 kJ/kg, lower heating value 7923.34 kJ/kg. The carbon share of the initial waste, i.e., 60.4% from biogenic sources. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. Overall degradation rate of waste in 100 years: 18.73%. 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, such as 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 2.54E-04 kWh of electricity and 9.13E-01 MJ of useful heat.