North Bannister Landfill Gas Upgrade Project

The North Bannister Landfill Gas Upgrade Project is a waste sector project located at the North Bannister Resource Recovery Park, approximately 30 kilometres northwest of Boddington and 100 kilometres southeast of Perth in Western Australia. Registered in July 2024, the project operates within a major waste management hub that services the Perth metropolitan area and the southwest region. The surrounding landscape is characterized by the jarrah forests of the Darling Range and agricultural zones used primarily for dry-land cropping, sheep, and beef farming.

This project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015. As an "upgrade" project, it involves improving the efficiency of the existing landfill gas collection system to capture and combust methane generated from both legacy (historical) and non-legacy waste. By converting methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into carbon dioxide through flaring or electricity generation, the project significantly reduces the facility's overall global warming potential. The site benefits from the region's Mediterranean climate, which typically features hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, while the local terrain consists largely of lateritic gravels and clay soils common to the Darling Plateau.

An interesting aspect of this project is its proponent, LMS Energy, which is Australia's most experienced landfill biogas company. The North Bannister facility itself is a large-scale operation managed by Veolia, capable of processing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste annually. This specific carbon project appears to build upon or complement previous gas capture infrastructure at the site, ensuring that as the landfill expands or ages, gas collection remains optimised to prevent fugitive emissions.