Meru Landfill Gas Project

The Meru Landfill Gas Project is a waste sector project located at the Meru Waste Management Facility in Narngulu, approximately 6km south-east of the regional city of Geraldton, Western Australia. Registered on February 17, 2025, the project operates under a lease and license agreement between the proponent, LMS Energy Pty Ltd, and the City of Greater Geraldton. The project boundary covers an operational area of approximately 77 hectares within the larger waste facility.

This project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015. The methodology credits emissions reductions achieved by capturing landfill gas, primarily methane generated from the decomposition of organic waste, that would otherwise vent into the atmosphere. The project involves the installation of a new gas collection system, comprising vertical wells and a network of pipes, to extract gas from both legacy (historical) and non-legacy waste. The captured gas is then combusted, converting potent methane into carbon dioxide, which has a significantly lower global warming potential. While the primary activity is combustion for abatement (often via flaring), LMS Energy projects frequently utilise the harvested gas to power reciprocating engines for renewable electricity generation.

The Geraldton region features a Mediterranean climate with semi-arid influences, characterized by hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. The landscape is dominated by coastal sandplains and dunes, with soils typically consisting of sands and loams overlying clay subsoils (notably kaolinite at the Meru site, which aids in leachate containment). Beyond the industrial zone of Narngulu, the broader region is heavily utilised for broadacre agriculture, including wheat cropping and sheep grazing.