The Independent

WM officially opened its $150 million renewable natural gas plant and pipeline Thursday.

The methane produced at Twin Creeks – one of the largest in Ontario – already powers a nearby greenhouse complex. But only 40 per cent of what is produced by the 1.4 million tonnes of waste hauled to the site yearly is used at the greenhouse.

In March 2023, the company announced it was planning to convert the methane gas created in the landfill to natural gas.

The plant takes the landfill gas and removes a number of compounds including oxygen, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide to clean the gas up to almost pure methane for natural gas pipeline quality.

The Renewable Natural Gas facility on the site will power its own municipal collection trucks and feed into a new Enbridge pipeline connecting to the Dawn facility while still supplying gas for the nearby greenhouse which has expanded.

It took two years to construct the plant and pipeline which will feed the finished product to Enbridge Gas.

Premier Doug Ford, Warwick Township Mayor Todd Case and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault were among the guests on hand Nov. 13 for invitation only event. Members of the media did not receive an invitation.

Point Edward Mayor Elect Greg Grimes attended the event and said on social media, “We were honoured to hear from Premier Doug Ford, who spoke about the importance of this facility to Ontario’s growing renewable energy sector and recognized Waste Management employees for their commitment to innovation, sustainability and renewable energy.”