Toowoomba Waste Management Centre - Landfill Gas Project (Revoked)

Toowoomba Waste Management Centre - Landfill Gas Project (Revoked) is a landfill gas project located at the Toowoomba Waste Management Centre on Hermitage Road in Cranley, Queensland, just north-west of the Toowoomba city centre. It was registered by the Toowoomba Regional Council in November 2017.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation of a new landfill gas collection system to capture and combust methane generated at the landfill from both legacy and non-legacy waste. By efficiently capturing and combusting the gas, the methodology prevents potent methane emissions from entering the atmosphere and significantly reduces the site's overall greenhouse gas footprint.

The Toowoomba and wider Eastern Darling Downs region is renowned for intensive agricultural land uses, predominantly winter grain cropping, cotton farming, and grazing operations. The area typically experiences moderate to high rainfall, frequently exceeding 900 mm annually. Environmental soils in this region are known for their high fertility, generally characterised by deep volcanic red soils and dark cracking clays classified as Vertosols.

An interesting note about this specific project is that it was formally revoked in January 2020 under section 30 of the CFI Rule. However, the site’s carbon abatement activities continued under a new ACCU scheme registration (ERF143389) managed by LGI Limited. By 2022, LGI had upgraded the system by installing a 1MW renewable energy power station. This innovative transformation made the site the first project in Queensland to convert landfill methane into electricity to supply a local council's wastewater treatment plant behind the meter, securing renewable power for 90–100% of the facility's energy needs.