MRA Aggregated Landfill Gas projects

MRA Aggregated Landfill Gas projects is a waste sector project managed by Mike Ritchie and Associates Pty Ltd (MRA Consulting Group). Registered in April 2016, the project operates under an "aggregated" model, meaning it likely encompasses multiple landfill sites rather than a single geographic location. Because of this aggregated structure, specific coordinates, regional land use, and local environmental conditions (such as rainfall or soil type) vary across the different participating sites and cannot be singularly defined.

The project utilizes the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology credits the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions achieved by installing or upgrading gas collection systems at landfills. The systems capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas generated by decomposing organic waste, and combust it, usually via flaring or electricity generation, converting it into less harmful carbon dioxide.

Mike Ritchie and Associates is a prominent Australian environmental consultancy specializing in waste management and resource recovery. This project likely serves as a vehicle for smaller landfill operators (such as local councils) to bundle their emissions reductions, making participation in the carbon market economically viable where standalone projects might not be. The project method was varied in September 2023 to align with the latest compilation of the methodology (F2021C00494).