Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Source Separated Organic Waste) Methodology Determination 2016
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Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Source Separated Organic Waste) Methodology Determination 2016
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8 Source separated organic waste projects
(1) For paragraph 106(1)(a) of the Act, this determination applies to an offsets project that satisfies the following:
(a) the project involves the implementation of one or more source separation activities that divert eligible organic material from landfill;
(b) each source separation activity can reasonably be expected to result in eligible carbon abatement.
Note: Paper and cardboard are not eligible organic material for the purposes of this determination (see the definition of eligible organic material in section 5).
(2) Each of the following is a source separation activity:
(a) a new waste diversion activity;
(b) an expansion waste diversion activity;
(c) an aggregated waste diversion activity;
(d) a charity diversion activity.
(3) A project covered by subsection (1) is an SSOW project.
Part 3—Project requirements
Division 1—General requirements
9 Operation of this Division
For paragraph 106(1)(b) of the Act, this Division sets out requirements that must be met for an SSOW project to be an eligible offsets project.