Cleanaway Ravenhall (Melbourne Regional Landfill)
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Purpose-built for large-scale landfill management
Cleanaway’s largest national asset, covering over 200 hectares.
Part of the waste management solution for Victoria’s growing waste
Processing over 2 million tonnes of waste per annum.
Strategic western corridor location
Servicing commercial, industrial and municipal waste management.
Turning waste into energy
Powering Victorian homes with renewable electricity generated from landfill by-products.
About Cleanaway Ravenhall Landfill (Melbourne Regional Landfill
Cleanaway community engagement is founded on the belief that sustainability starts at a local level. By building respectful partnerships and supporting community-led change, we help ensure our sites are places where people, the environment and business can thrive - together. We play an active role at a grassroots level through local sponsorships and donations, strategic social procurement, and impactful partnerships. These efforts provide waste management community support, and promote waste education and community involvement. It’s all part of building meaningful relationships and trust, to make a sustainable future possible together. Here are just some of the purposeful ways we work with our local communities.
What we process
Cleanaway’s Melbourne Regional Landfill (MRL) accepts non-hazardous residual waste from a variety of sectors, including:
Putrescible and solid waste
Construction waste that cannot be recovered
Commercial and industrial waste
Waste from transfer stations
All waste received is tracked, weighed and inspected to ensure compliance with EPA Victoria regulations and Cleanaway's acceptance criteria. The facility also provides a deep burial disposal solution for secure and biosecurity waste.
How it works
A. Incoming waste loads are managed using a weighbridge to ensure waste meets licence requirements and to confirm that the weight of each load adheres to customer contracts
B. ‘Cells’ divide modern landfills, so that sites are managed in sections to ensure materials are properly separated, covered, and landfill gas and leachate are managed.
C. These cells are highly engineered areas, designed with advanced composite material liners to minimise the change of any waste or contaminated materials escaping the confines of the cell.
D. Within each cell are leachate and landfill gas collection systems that capture these by-products of waste decomposition – helping to reduce our impact on the environment.
E. Collected landfill gas can be cleaned and then used by Cleanaway or third parties to generate renewable electricity or renewable gas.
Benefits for councils and businesses
- Provides a safe and effective solution for residual waste produced by businesses and households.
- Plays a key role in Victoria’s waste infrastructure, serving households, councils and industries.
- Converts waste by-product into renewable energy to power communities and businesses.
Beyond the facility
More than a landfill, Cleanaway’s Melbourne Regional Landfill (MRL) is a critical part of Victoria’s sustainable waste future.
Purpose-built for environmental protection
MRL is one of Victoria’s most advanced engineered landfills, playing a critical role in safeguarding the environment now and for decades to come.
Integrated with circular economy services
MRL complements Cleanaway’s network of transfer stations, organics facilities and recovery plants to divert recyclable and recoverable materials before landfill.
Strategically located for commercial access
Positioned in Ravenhall with close freeway links, MRL offers high-volume tipping services for councils, construction, commercial and industrial operators across Melbourne’s fast-growing western corridor.