North Bannister Landfill Gas Capture and Combustion project

North Bannister Landfill Gas Capture and Combustion project is a landfill gas capture project located at the North Bannister Resource Recovery Park, approximately 100km south-east of Perth in Western Australia. It was registered in November 2018 and covers an unknown area size, though the facility itself was strategically sited for its remote nature and large distance from residential properties. The surrounding regional land use features native Jarrah forestry operations within State Forests and broadacre agricultural grazing.

Landfill gas projects involve the installation of a gas collection system to capture biogas, primarily methane, generated from the anaerobic decomposition of legacy and non-legacy organic waste. This captured gas is then combusted, typically via a flare or power generator, which converts the highly potent methane gas into less harmful carbon dioxide, thereby significantly reducing the landfill's overall greenhouse gas emissions.

The North Bannister area experiences a Mediterranean climate characterized by moderate, winter-dominant rainfall. The soils in this region, situated near the Darling Range, are typically poor and sandy, predominantly featuring lateritic gravelly loams over underlying clay profiles.

The Resource Recovery Park processes putrescible waste from across Perth and south-west WA, receiving household and commercial waste transferred from metropolitan stations in Bibra Lake, Welshpool, and Landsdale. In recent years, the site has heavily expanded its Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) processing capabilities, aiming to convert up to 100,000 tonnes of organic waste annually into high-quality compost. The carbon project holds an active Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC152817) for the fixed delivery of 375,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units. Originally involving Veolia Recycling & Recovery ANZ as a participant, the project underwent a variation in June 2024 to transfer sole operational rights to LMS Energy Pty Ltd. Subsequently, in November 2024, the project updated its methodology determination from the 2015 version to the newer 2021 compilation.