MBC in Bacchus Marsh has been operating as a landfill since 1978. Due to the large buffers, potential waste capacity and strategic importance in the acceptance of metal recycling residues the site has been designated by the Government as a waste hub of State significance.
MBC is partnering with IntelliGas http://www.intelligas.com.au a to extract methane from its established landfill and process it to generate electricity, as well as divert waste from landfill using Waste to Energy processes.
IntelliGas is an Australian-owned company with a successful history in Landfill Gas commercialisation, Waste to Energy and the use of Landfill Gas in multiple applications including in displacing diesel in large vehicles including refuse vehicles.
The Waste to Energy industry is well established globally, converting suitable waste to create electricity and heat, substituting the need for coal and other fossil fuels in energy generation.
Investigation of the existing landfill waste stream by MBC and IntelliGas has found that it contains materials such as clean timber and plastic film that are suitable for conversion into a Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) that can be used to generate electricity.
The introduction of Waste to Energy systems at Maddingley will be accompanied by increased waste sorting systems to maximise recovery and recycling rates. Residual wastes will be landfilled.
This project can be operated within the existing buffers that are in place for the current mining and composting activities at the MBC site. The Project is being designed to meet European and Victorian EPA emission targets, as well as community concerns.
The combined benefits of the landfill gas capture and waste to energy projects include:
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