East Rockingham Waste to Energy and Materials Recovery Facility (Revoked)

East Rockingham Waste to Energy and Materials Recovery Facility (Revoked) is an Alternative Waste Treatment project located in the Rockingham Industry Zone, approximately 3km north-east of Rockingham and 40km south of Perth in Western Australia. It was registered in September 2015.

Alternative Waste Treatment projects involve constructing a new facility, or expanding an existing one, to divert mixed solid waste from landfills. By processing this waste to produce a combustible fuel substitute or to recover resources, the project avoids the methane emissions that would otherwise occur as organic matter decomposes in a traditional landfill setting.

The Rockingham and Kwinana coastal strip is a heavily industrialized zone, surrounded by urban and peri-urban developments. Situated on the Swan Coastal Plain, the region experiences a Mediterranean climate characterized by moderate to high winter rainfall, and the soils are typically composed of highly permeable coastal sands and limestone.

Initially proposed by New Energy Corporation Pty Ltd with participation from Corporate Carbon Advisory Pty Ltd, this specific carbon project was voluntarily revoked in June 2020 under section 30 of the CFI Rule. However, the physical facility itself proceeded to become a landmark infrastructure development for Western Australia. Backed by a $57.5 million investment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, the $511 million state-of-the-art plant was designed to process 300,000 tonnes of waste annually to generate 29MW of baseload electricity. Its innovative commercial structure and importance to the grid were highly recognized, winning the 'Asia Pacific Waste Deal of the Year' at the 2019 IJGlobal Awards.