Kimbriki Resource Recovery Project - MSW line (Revoked)

Kimbriki Resource Recovery Project - MSW line (Revoked) is an Alternative Waste Treatment project located near Terrey Hills and Ingleside on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, approximately 25km north of the Sydney CBD. It was registered in October 2015 and covers an unknown project area.

Alternative Waste Treatment projects aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by diverting mixed solid waste or source-separated organic waste away from traditional landfills. Standard methodology requirements involve processing this eligible waste at a specialized treatment facility using technologies like enclosed composting or anaerobic digestion. This process actively prevents the methane emissions that would have naturally been generated had the organic materials decayed anaerobically in a landfill environment.

The region around the project site consists of a mix of urban areas, light industrial waste management zones, and significant native bushland reserves such as the nearby Garigal National Park and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. The coastal Sydney environment is classified as a high rainfall zone, and the local soils are typically shallow, sandy loams derived from Hawkesbury sandstone.

This specific project involved constructing a new Alternative Waste Technology (AWT) facility to divert mixed municipal solid waste (MSW) from landfills and process it using an enclosed tunnel composting system. The proponent, Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd, operates the broader Kimbriki site, which was originally established as a landfill in 1974 before transforming into a major recycling and resource recovery centre. The operating company is jointly owned by the Northern Beaches Council (96%) and Mosman Council (4%). The carbon project was contracted by the Clean Energy Regulator in April 2016, but this contract eventually lapsed or was terminated in September 2017. The project was officially revoked under section 30 of the CFI Rule in June 2020.