Wingfield - Veolia ResourceCo Alternative Fuels Diversion from Landfill Project

Wingfield - Veolia ResourceCo Alternative Fuels Diversion from Landfill Project is an Alternative Waste Treatment (AWT) project located in the industrial suburb of Wingfield, approximately 12km north of Adelaide's CBD in South Australia. Registered in January 2013, the project operates within the Adelaide Plains region, an area characterised by extensive industrial land use and waste management infrastructure.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Alternative Waste Treatment) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology credits emissions reductions achieved by diverting mixed solid waste, which would otherwise decompose in a landfill and generate methane, to a treatment facility. In this specific case, the facility processes Commercial & Industrial (C&I) and Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste to produce Process Engineered Fuel (PEF). This PEF is then used as a high-calorific fuel substitute for fossil fuels, specifically powering the kilns at the nearby Adelaide Brighton Cement (Adbri) plant.

Environmentally, the Wingfield area experiences a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, receiving an average annual rainfall of approximately 400–450mm. The local soils are classified as Rudosols (minimally developed soils) and include significant areas of reclaimed swampland and fill, typical of the region's conversion from mangroves to industrial use.

An interesting feature of this project is its history as a "transition project," having originally started under the former Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) before migrating to the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) framework. The facility is a joint venture between Veolia and ResourceCo and is noted as Australia's first commercial-scale waste-to-fuel facility of its kind, capable of diverting hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste from landfill annually.