Biomass Solutions, Waste Diversion through Alternative Waste Management at Coffs Harbour

Biomass Solutions, Waste Diversion through Alternative Waste Management at Coffs Harbour is an Alternative Waste Treatment (AWT) project located at the Coffs Coast Resource Recovery Park on Englands Road, approximately 6km south-west of the Coffs Harbour CBD in New South Wales. Registered on September 20, 2013, the project operates within an industrial waste management precinct. The wider Coffs Harbour region is characterized by a subtropical climate with high rainfall, and land use in the surrounding hinterland typically includes forestry (softwood and hardwood), banana cultivation, and blueberry farming.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Alternative Waste Treatment) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology credits emission reductions achieved by diverting mixed solid waste, which would otherwise be sent to landfill, into a specialized processing facility. By processing this waste through enclosed composting technologies (biotunnels), the project prevents the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter that generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The facility processes municipal solid waste from the Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, and Nambucca Valley local government areas.

Originally a "transition project" moving from the revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method to the 2015 determination, the project has a significant operational history. While the original facility operator, Biomass Solutions (Coffs Harbour) Pty Ltd, was a joint participant, they were removed from the project registration in May 2023, leaving Corporate Carbon Advisory Pty Ltd as the sole proponent. The project successfully completed its carbon abatement contract (CAC565757) with the Australian Government in November 2021.