Glenfield Landfill Gas Project

The Glenfield Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas capture operation located at the Glenfield Waste Services facility in Glenfield, New South Wales. The site is situated approximately 35km southwest of the Sydney CBD and about 5km south of Liverpool. Registered in June 2024, the project operates within an established waste management precinct that is surrounded by industrial infrastructure, including the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal, and residential suburbs.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology involves the installation of a system to collect methane generated by decomposing organic waste, both from "legacy" waste deposited before the project's commencement and new "non-legacy" waste. The captured gas is combusted, typically via flaring or electricity generation, converting potent methane into carbon dioxide, which has a significantly lower global warming potential.

The Glenfield region is characterized by a temperate climate with moderate rainfall, averaging approximately 800mm annually. The natural soil landscape of the Cumberland Plain typically consists of clay and shale-derived soils, although the project site itself is highly modified due to decades of landfill operations. The project proponent, LMS Energy, is Australia’s largest landfill gas contractor, managing bioenergy and flaring facilities across the country. Notably, while the landfill itself has been subject to planning proposals for future closure and rehabilitation into an industrial precinct, the gas collection project ensures the continued management of emissions from the decomposing waste mass.