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 plastic, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of urban solid waste in Hengshui City, Hebei Province are as follows: food waste 44.56%, paper 13.06%, rubber 11.11%, textiles (fibers) 0.24%, wood bamboo 28.07%, ash soil 0%, brick tiles ceramics 0.76%, glass 1.79%, metals 0.42%, others 0%. Moisture 53. 96%, higher heating value 7715.05 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5778.27 kJ/kg. The carbon share of the initial waste is 60.4% of biogenic origin. The proportion of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin components) is Iron: 60.03%; Aluminum: 17.81%; Copper: 72.83%. The overall degradation rate of waste for 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, 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 2.10E-04 kWh of electricity and 7.55E-01 MJ of useful heat.