SITA Elizabeth Drive Landfill Gas Capture (flaring & electricity generation) - Kemps Creek project

SITA Elizabeth Drive Landfill Gas Capture - Kemps Creek project is a Landfill Gas generation project located at the Kemps Creek Resource Recovery Park, approximately 45km west of the Sydney CBD in New South Wales. The project was originally registered in May 2013 and operates within the Elizabeth Drive landfill facility. The surrounding Kemps Creek region, historically known for market gardens and grazing, is rapidly transitioning into a major industrial and logistics hub as part of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis development.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2021. Landfill gas projects of this type involve the installation of gas collection wells and piping systems to capture methane generated by decomposing organic waste. Instead of venting this potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, the gas is combusted in generators to produce renewable electricity, which is then exported to the grid. This methodology credits both the destruction of methane and the displacement of fossil-fuel generated electricity.

Environmentally, the site sits on the Cumberland Plain and is characterized by the Wianamatta Shale group, typically featuring the "Blacktown" soil landscape. These soils are generally shallow to moderately deep, hard-setting clays and loams with low fertility. The region experiences a warm temperate climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 700mm to 800mm.

A notable aspect of this project is its corporate lineage, which mirrors the consolidation of the Australian waste industry. While the project name retains the "SITA" brand (a legacy of SITA Environmental Solutions), the project transitioned to Suez Recycling & Recovery and subsequently to Cleanaway Solid Waste Pty Ltd in 2022, following Cleanaway's acquisition of Suez's Sydney assets. The project successfully completed a carbon abatement contract (CAC600132) with the Australian Government in December 2021, delivering over 336,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).