The dataset represents the waste management activity of \"municipal solid waste\" in a sanitary landfill. The recommended use of this dataset: to be used for average municipal/public waste mixtures. It is not suitable to represent any single specific waste, such as plastics, paper, cardboard. The characteristics of municipal solid waste in Fuyang City, Anhui Province are as follows: food waste 43.66%, paper 17.77%, rubber 20.55%, textiles (fibers) 4.66%, wood and bamboo 2.84%, ash and soil 2.4%, bricks, tiles and ceramics 1.07%, glass 1.66%, metals 2.09%, and miscellaneous 3.3%. Moisture content 58%. 03%, higher heating value 7781.59 kJ/kg, lower heating value 5894.38 kJ/kg. The carbon share from biological origin in the initial waste is 60.4%. The ratio of unoxidized and largely recoverable metals in the waste (excluding very small or very thin parts) 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 of the waste components is as follows: Paper: 27%; Mixed cardboard: 32%. 4% plastics: 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 produce 2.23E-04 kWh of electricity and 8.04E-01 MJ of useful heat.