Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre Landfill Gas Project

Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas capture project located on Cooba Road, approximately 10km west of Dubbo in the Central West region of New South Wales. Registered in April 2014, the project is situated within a municipal waste depot. The surrounding Dubbo region is a major agricultural hub predominantly known for sheep and cattle grazing, broadacre cropping, and patches of native woodland. The area experiences a semi-arid to temperate climate with moderate average rainfall. Local soils largely consist of sandy profiles formed on quartz sandstone, mixed with clay-rich sodic subsoils in natural depressions and alluvial soils near the Macquarie River.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation of infrastructure to collect and combust biogas generated by decomposing organic material within landfills. By routing this biogas through a flare or a generator to create renewable electricity, the project prevents methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from entering the atmosphere. Under this methodology's standard requirements, the abatement is achieved by drastically reducing the gas's global warming potential.

This specific project transitioned from a revoked 'CFI' method to continue capturing and combusting gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste. Originally contracted in April 2015 under LGI Limited, the project participant was later changed to LMS Energy Pty Ltd in July 2023. The host site, Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre, is operated by the Dubbo Regional Council and serves as a local hub for circular economy initiatives. In addition to its carbon abatement activities, the facility has launched proactive sustainability programs, including textile recycling trials and a unique "Second Life Solar" pilot project that uses salvaged, pre-loved solar panels to provide renewable energy for the site's Small Vehicle Receival Centre.