Mirabooka Landfill Gas Project

Mirabooka Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas capture and combustion project located in the suburb of Mirrabooka, approximately 12km north of the Perth central business district in Western Australia. It was registered in August 2012. While the specific project area size is listed as unknown on the public registry, the project operates within the boundaries of an established municipal waste management facility.

Landfill gas projects involve capturing and combusting methane gas that is naturally generated by decomposing organic waste within a landfill. By converting methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, into carbon dioxide through flaring or electricity generation, these projects significantly reduce the overall global warming potential of the site's emissions. This specific project operates under the 2015 Landfill Gas methodology and captures gas from both legacy and non-legacy waste.

The surrounding Perth metropolitan area consists of a mix of urban and suburban residential development, alongside commercial and light industrial land uses. The region experiences a Mediterranean climate characterized by moderate-to-high winter rainfall and hot, dry summers. The soils in this part of the Swan Coastal Plain are predominantly deep, well-drained sandy soils, typical of the Bassendean and Spearwood dune systems.

This project was one of the very first offset projects approved under the original national Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) back in September 2012. Operated by LMS Energy Pty Ltd, it was set up to pioneer how harmful emissions from decomposing rubbish could be mitigated and turned into clean, renewable energy. Over the years, the project has successfully transitioned through updated methodologies in 2015 and 2021. The project completed its initial abatement contract (CAC362004) with the Australian Government in April 2022 and has successfully earned over 319,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to date.