Wattle Glen Landfill Gas Project

Wattle Glen Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at Blacksoil, near Ipswich, approximately 49km west of Brisbane in Queensland. It was registered in February 2014 and covers an unknown area. The surrounding regional land use consists primarily of industrial activities, including waste management facilities and historical coal mining operations, interspersed with peri-urban development and grazing. The Ipswich region generally experiences a subtropical climate with moderate annual rainfall of approximately 877mm, while local soils are typically characterised by dispersive cracking clays and texture-contrast soils associated with historical coal measures.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation of infrastructure to capture methane gas emitted by the decomposition of organic waste. The captured gas is then combusted, usually via a flare or an engine to generate electricity, which converts the potent methane into less harmful carbon dioxide and reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions.

This transitioning project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015 (Compilation No. 1) and continues to capture and combust gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste at the facility. Interestingly, the project's Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) have been purchased by entities such as Elgas Ltd as part of their Climate Active carbon neutral certification. The project was initially contracted for abatement in April 2015, and its associated carbon abatement contract (CAC254087) was successfully completed in late 2022. In May 2026, the official project proponent name was varied from Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd to VELMS JOINT VENTURE PTY LTD.