Wattle Glen Landfill Gas Project

Wattle Glen Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas project located at the Wattle Glen Landfill on Redbank Plains Road in Redbank Plains, approximately 30km southwest of the Brisbane CBD in Queensland. It was registered on February 25, 2014, and covers an unknown or undisclosed area size, operating within the active footprint of the commercial waste facility.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation of gas collection systems to capture methane and other greenhouse gases generated by the decomposition of organic waste. The captured gas is then combusted, typically through a flare or used to generate electricity, which safely destroys the potent methane and significantly reduces the amount of greenhouse gas emissions entering the atmosphere.

The Redbank Plains and broader Ipswich region is characterised by heavy industry, historical coal mining, and major waste management operations, alongside expanding residential developments. The region experiences a sub-tropical climate with moderate to high rainfall (averaging 800-900mm annually) with distinct wet summers and dry winters. The local environment features clay-heavy soils, including vertosols, often overlaying sedimentary rock and coal measures.

Operated by Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd, this transitional project successfully captures and combusts gas generated from both legacy and non-legacy waste streams. The project originally commenced under a revoked Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) upgrade methodology, varying its project method in 2015 and again in October 2022 to the updated Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative - Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination. Beyond generating Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), the Wattle Glen Landfill itself primarily serves as a repository for dry commercial, industrial, and construction materials. Additionally, ACCUs generated by this specific project have been purchased and retired by external companies, such as Elgas Ltd, to support their Climate Active Carbon Neutral Certification goals.