Kemps Creek SAWT Advanced Resource Recovery Technology (ARRT) Facility

Kemps Creek SAWT Advanced Resource Recovery Technology (ARRT) Facility is an Alternative Waste Treatment project located in Kemps Creek, approximately 45km west of the Sydney CBD in NSW. It was registered in June 2013. While the exact project area for the carbon estimation is not explicitly detailed, the facility itself is located within the broader Elizabeth Drive Landfill site.

Alternative Waste Treatment projects involve diverting mixed solid waste from landfills to specialised treatment facilities. Standard requirements for this methodology involve processing waste using technologies like enclosed composting, anaerobic digestion, or process-engineered fuel manufacturing. By doing so, the project prevents the waste from decaying in a traditional landfill environment, thereby avoiding significant methane emissions.

The Kemps Creek area is situated within the Cumberland Plain of Western Sydney, an area known for semi-rural land uses, agriculture, and major waste management infrastructure. The region is considered a moderate rainfall zone, and the soils are generally heavy clays derived from Wianamatta shale.

This project specifically processes household waste from Western Sydney councils, using enclosed composting technology to extract organic content and produce a compost product historically used for site rehabilitation. The project transitioned from a revoked legacy waste method to the 2015 Alternative Waste Treatment methodology. The facility was previously operated by SUEZ before Veolia's acquisition of the company's local waste assets. In December 2021, the project successfully completed its government carbon abatement contract (CAC369871), delivering over 285,000 tonnes of abatement to the Commonwealth.