COzero Alternative Waste Treatment Aggregation Project (Revoked)

COzero Alternative Waste Treatment Aggregation Project (Revoked) is an Alternative Waste Treatment (AWT) project that was intended to operate as an aggregation of waste processing activities. Due to the nature of aggregation projects, which often group multiple potential sites or facilities under a single administrative umbrella, the specific geographic location for this project is not publicly disclosed in the carbon market registry. The project was registered in October 2015 but was subsequently revoked in December 2020.

The project operated under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Alternative Waste Treatment) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology is designed to generate carbon credits by diverting mixed solid waste, such as municipal or commercial refuse, away from landfills. Instead of decomposing in a landfill and releasing methane (a potent greenhouse gas), the waste is processed using technologies like enclosed composting, anaerobic digestion, or process-engineered fuel manufacture. By preventing the methane emissions that would have occurred in a landfill, the project proponent generates abatement.

As the specific coordinates or facility locations for this aggregation were not released prior to its revocation, a detailed analysis of the regional rainfall and soil types cannot be performed. The project was revoked under Section 32 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015, which refers to a "voluntary revocation of declaration." This typically indicates that the proponent, COzero Pty Ltd, requested the project be cancelled, likely because the planned facilities did not proceed or the commercial strategy shifted before any carbon credits were issued.