Biovision Mindarie Advanced Resource Recovery Technology (ARRT) Facility

Biovision Mindarie Advanced Resource Recovery Technology (ARRT) Facility is an alternative waste treatment project located in the northern suburbs of Perth, approximately 35km north of the Perth CBD in Western Australia. It was registered in August 2013 and covers an unknown area. The project sits within the Swan Coastal Plain, a region broadly characterised by urban development, industrial waste management, and coastal bushland conservation.

Alternative waste treatment projects involve diverting mixed solid waste away from traditional landfill sites and processing it using alternative methods. This standard methodology prevents the generation of methane emissions that would normally occur as the waste decomposes anaerobically in a standard landfill. In this specific project, the putrescible waste is diverted and processed using an enclosed composting technology.

The Perth coastal region experiences a Mediterranean climate with moderate to high winter-dominant rainfall. The local environment on the Swan Coastal Plain is defined by deep coastal sands and sandy loam soil types, which pose unique water and nutrient retention profiles for the surrounding vegetation.

An interesting note about this project is that it transitioned from a revoked early Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) method into the newer 2015 Alternative Waste Treatment Methodology Determination. Operated by Veolia Recycling & Recovery ANZ Pty Limited, the project successfully secured a Carbon Abatement Contract in April 2015, which was officially marked as completed in September 2022, highlighting a successful long-term diversion of legacy waste.