Eastern Creek Landfill Gas Project

Eastern Creek Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas electricity generation project located in the industrial suburb of Eastern Creek, approximately 35km west of the Sydney CBD in New South Wales. It was registered in November 2012 and operates over an unspecified area encompassing the local waste management facility.

Electricity generation from landfill gas projects involve capturing methane gas that is generated by decomposing organic waste within a landfill site and combusting it to produce electricity. This standard process actively prevents highly potent greenhouse gases from escaping into the atmosphere and reduces reliance on fossil-fuel power grids.

The Eastern Creek region is a heavily developed urban and industrial corridor, known primarily for large-scale waste management facilities, logistics hubs, and motorsport venues. The area is classified as experiencing moderate rainfall, and the surrounding soils of the Cumberland Plain generally consist of moderately erodible, low-fertility clays and shales, alongside alluvial deposits near the local creek systems.

This project was established to continue operating a landfill gas collection system that captures and combusts gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste. Originally registered under an early Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method, the project was updated via method variations in September 2015 and February 2022 to eventually operate under the Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas 2021 methodology. Additionally, the proponent, EDL LFG (NSW) Pty Ltd, secured a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC405488) in April 2015, which was successfully completed in September 2022 after delivering 913,546 tonnes of abatement to the Commonwealth.