Waste Connections of Canada to invest $50M in Ontario RNG facility

Waste Connections of Canada, with the support of Enbridge Gas Inc., has proposed to build a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Waste Connections Ridge Landfill in Chatham-Kent, Ontario.

According to a release, Waste Connections of Canada will invest over $50 million to develop the proposed facility, which will capture landfill gas (LFG) generated by decomposing waste and transform it into low carbon RNG. From there, the RNG created will be injected into Enbridge Gas’ local natural gas distribution system that supplies gas to homes and businesses.

The project is expected to reduce approximately 110,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually—enough energy to heat over 18,000 Ontario homes every year, or about 40 percent of the homes in Chatham-Kent.

Enbridge Gas’ pipeline contractors will reportedly use local resources to build the facility and related pipeline. It is estimated that the RNG facility will create close to 50 development and construction jobs, as well as several permanent operational jobs.

The proposed project includes construction at the Waste Connections Ridge Landfill of a new LFG recovery and upgrading facility, and an RNG injection station. A new 4-inch diameter, 5.7-kilometer pipeline will also be put in place that will run from Enbridge Gas’ Chatham East Line at Blenheim North Station to the new injection station located at the Waste Connections Ridge Landfill. The RNG facility will be comprised of an upgraded compression system to convert landfill gas to high-quality RNG.

If approved by the Ontario Energy Board, construction could begin in the spring of 2023 and be complete by the end of 2023.