Eastern Creek 2 Landfill Gas Project

Eastern Creek 2 Landfill Gas Project is a waste management and energy generation initiative located in the industrial suburb of Eastern Creek, approximately 36 kilometers west of the Sydney CBD in New South Wales. Registered in February 2013, the project operates within the Eastern Creek Recycling Ecology Park, a major waste facility situated in the M7 Business Hub. The project encompasses the landfill's operational footprint, which covers approximately 54 hectares of a former breccia quarry void.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2021. This methodology involves the installation of gas collection wells and piping systems to capture methane generated by decomposing organic waste. Instead of allowing this potent greenhouse gas to vent into the atmosphere or simply flaring it, the project combusts the gas in generators to produce renewable baseload electricity. This process converts the methane into carbon dioxide, which has a significantly lower global warming potential, while simultaneously displacing fossil-fuel-generated power from the grid.

The Eastern Creek region is part of the Cumberland Plain, characterized by Wianamatta Shale landscapes that typically produce heavy clay soils. The area experiences a warm temperate climate with moderate rainfall, averaging around 700mm to 800mm annually, notably drier than Sydney's coastal eastern suburbs. While the immediate site is heavily industrialized for waste recovery and logistics, the surrounding historical land use consisted of market gardens and grazing before rapid urban and industrial development.

This project is operated by LMS Energy in partnership with the site owner, Bingo Industries. It is a significant contributor to carbon abatement in the sector, having transitioned through multiple methodology variations (from the 2012 Legacy Waste method to the current 2021 determination) to maintain compliance and crediting eligibility. The facility includes a bioenergy power station capable of generating enough renewable electricity to power approximately 7,000 homes. Notably, the project successfully completed a carbon abatement contract (CAC143500) with the Australian Government in 2021.