Marsden Park LFG Emission Avoidance Project

Marsden Park LFG Emission Avoidance Project is a landfill gas emission avoidance project located in Marsden Park, approximately 49 kilometres northwest of the Sydney CBD in New South Wales. It was registered in November 2018 by Blacktown Waste Services Pty Limited. The project operations are concentrated around the Marsden Park Landfill site.

Landfill gas projects operating under the 2015 Methodology Determination involve installing a new landfill gas collection system, or upgrading an existing one, to capture and combust methane-rich gas. By combusting the gas, often through flaring or electricity generation, the project prevents potent methane gas generated by decomposing organic waste from being released into the atmosphere.

The Marsden Park area is situated in the Greater Western Sydney region. Historically known for rural and agricultural land uses such as grazing and market gardens, the region is now undergoing rapid transformation as part of the North West Growth Centre, featuring extensive commercial, industrial, and residential developments. The area is considered to have moderate rainfall, averaging roughly 800mm to 840mm annually. Soils in the local environment typically consist of heavy clays and clayey sands, characteristic of the Blacktown and Berkshire Park soil landscapes that developed from regional shale and alluvial deposits.

This project was established to capture and combust gas generated at the landfill from both legacy and non-legacy waste. Interestingly, public registry data notes that this project effectively replaced an earlier, revoked version of the carbon project (ERF101986) at the same site, allowing the proponent to continue its methane emission avoidance activities under the updated 2015 landfill gas methodology.