Forest Road Landfill Gas Project

Forest Road Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas capture project located at the Forest Road Landfill facility, situated on the outskirts of Tamworth in New South Wales. It was registered in April 2016 and operates over an unspecified area size, which is standard for point-source and facility-based waste management projects.

Landfill gas methodologies involve installing gas collection systems to extract methane-rich biogas generated by decomposing legacy and non-legacy organic waste. By capturing and combusting this gas, the project converts highly potent methane into carbon dioxide, significantly reducing the landfill's overall greenhouse gas footprint. As of December 2024, the project transitioned its method to Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas, meaning the captured methane is now utilized to run generators and produce exportable power rather than being strictly flared.

The region surrounding the Tamworth waste facility is well known for mixed agricultural land uses, including sheep and cattle grazing as well as seasonal winter and summer cropping. The area is classified as having a sub-humid climate, typically experiencing summer-dominant rainfall that averages around 650mm to 667mm annually. The environmental landscape features a diverse mix of productive soil types, predominantly Chromosols, Dermosols, and deep Vertosols (cracking clays).

Additionally, the Tamworth Regional Council secured a fixed delivery Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC781171) with the Australian Government following a November 2016 auction. This contract was officially completed in December 2024, resulting in 79,017 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) being delivered and sold to the Commonwealth.