FPC 10 Anaerobic Digester

FPC 10 Anaerobic Digester is an alternative waste treatment (AWT) project located in the industrial precinct of Stapylton, Queensland, approximately 40km southeast of the Brisbane CBD and 5km east of Beenleigh. Registered on April 8, 2015, the project operates within the Yatala Enterprise Area, a region characterised by heavy industrial land use surrounded by remnant agricultural zones formerly used for sugar cane cultivation.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Alternative Waste Treatment) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology credits emission reductions achieved by diverting mixed solid waste from landfills, where it would otherwise decompose anaerobically and release methane, and processing it through alternative means. Interestingly, while the project name references an "Anaerobic Digester," the official project description explicitly states that the facility processes waste using an enclosed composting technology.

The local environment in this part of Southeast Queensland is subtropical, receiving high rainfall. The terrain is generally flat and low-lying, with soil profiles typical of coastal floodplains, often consisting of hydrosols, clays, and potential acid sulfate soils. As a facility-based project rather than a land-sector sequestration project, it does not have a broad project area in hectares but instead relies on the tonnage of waste diverted from landfill to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).