Salt Valley Road Landfill Gas Project

Salt Valley Road Landfill Gas Project is a landfill gas emissions destruction project located at the Salt Valley Road Landfill near Toodyay, approximately 85km northeast of Perth in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region. It was registered in July 2026. While the specific project area size is not detailed in the registry, the landfill itself is situated within a 619-hectare lot that also houses a commercial clay extraction pit.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Reducing Methane Emissions from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2025. Landfill gas projects of this type involve installing a gas collection system to capture biogas generated by the decomposition of legacy and non-legacy waste. As a "flaring only" project, it combusts the captured methane using specialized devices, destroying the potent greenhouse gas rather than converting it into electricity or biomethane.

The Toodyay area is situated in the Western Australian Wheatbelt and is primarily utilized for broadacre agriculture, including wheat cropping and sheep grazing, alongside forestry and local mining operations. The region experiences a Mediterranean climate with moderate rainfall. The local soils are predominantly gravelly loams and deep, highly impermeable clays, which are advantageous for both agricultural activities and the operation of lined landfill cells.

An interesting note about this project is that it is managed by LMS Energy Pty Ltd, one of Australia's leading landfill gas innovators. By capturing and flaring the gas from both legacy and active waste at the Salt Valley Road facility, the project minimizes the site's environmental footprint and prevents fugitive methane emissions from escaping the active clay and waste management operations.