In line with our vision and mission, the MRC began work in the early 2000s on a major project to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill, in support of the State Government's WAste2020 vision of "Towards Zero Waste". This has been achieved through the establishment of a Resources Recovery Facility, which is operated under contract to the MRC by BioVision 2020 Pty Ltd, based at Neerabup.

The first stage of the technically sophisticated waste treatment plant will deliver a 20% reduction in the total amount of waste send to landfill each year, and create some 40,000 tonnes of compost.

The initial phase of the Mindarie Regional Council's planned three-stage Resource Recovery Facility in the Neerabup Industrial Area will treat up to 100,000 tonnes of household waste annually.

Future stages of the facility will divert a larger percentage of the region's waste stream from landfill.

Additional benefits of the facility are the ability to treat that waste to create new products such as market-quality compost; and, consequently, a reduced need to burn additional fossil fuels to create new products.

The Resources Recovery Facility commenced operations in July 2009.