Hogans Pocket landfill gas project

Hogans Pocket landfill gas project is a landfill gas project located at the Hogans Pocket Landfill on the Connors Range, 50km southwest of Mackay at Eton in Queensland. It was registered in March 2026. While the specific project area size is not published, the overarching landfill facility covers approximately 275ha.

Landfill gas projects involve upgrading or installing a gas collection system to capture and combust methane generated by decomposing organic waste. As a flaring-only and non-biomethane upgrade project, it focuses on destroying collected methane emissions through a flare. This treatment process destroys the methane by converting it into carbon dioxide and water, significantly reducing the global warming potential of the emissions without refining it for energy or electricity generation.

The Eton and Mackay region is widely known for sugar cane cropping and cattle grazing operations. The area experiences a tropical climate with high rainfall, typically exceeding 1,400mm annually, which predominantly falls during the wet season. Soils in the surrounding area often consist of heavy clays and alluvial deposits, meaning site operators must carefully monitor soil saturation to manage leachate and stormwater runoff from the landfill.

Interestingly, the Hogans Pocket Landfill was strategically purchased by the Mackay Regional Council in 2002 to replace older facilities, and today receives up to 100,000 tonnes of general waste annually. The site previously hosted an older carbon project (ERF174304) managed directly by the council which was later revoked, paving the way for LGI Limited to manage this newly registered upgrade project.