Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre Landfill Gas Project

Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at the Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre, approximately 5km west of Dubbo in New South Wales. It was registered in April 2014 and operates within an active waste management facility, though the exact project area size is not specified. The surrounding Dubbo region is a major agricultural hub, predominantly used for sheep and cattle grazing alongside broadacre cropping operations. The environment is characterised by a moderate, semi-arid rainfall climate, and the regional soils are typically a mix of Chromosols (red-brown earths) and Vertosols (cracking clays).

Landfill gas projects involve installing gas collection infrastructure in landfills to capture methane emissions generated as organic waste decomposes. The standard requirement of this methodology is that the captured landfill gas must be combusted through flaring or used to generate electricity in engines, thereby preventing potent greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere.

This project transitioned from a revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) methodology to the newer 2015 Landfill Gas Determination, allowing it to continue capturing gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste. In July 2023, the project proponent was changed from LGI Limited to LMS Energy Pty Ltd. Additionally, an associated Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC333101) established in April 2015 was successfully fulfilled and marked as completed in September 2021. Outside of the carbon project, the host facility is highly active in local sustainability, running dedicated programs for e-waste, polystyrene, and textile recycling managed by the Dubbo Regional Council.