AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoWildfire Response: British Columbia’s Bald Range fire is still burning but is slowing near Okanagan Lake, with more than 20,000 people evacuated and international help including Australia and New Zealand being deployed. Severe Weather: A major wet-and-windy system is set to keep battering southeastern Australia on Monday, with flood watches and warnings for parts of SA, Victoria and NSW. Waste & Recycling: ACT recycling performance is strong for general waste but plastics recovery is very low (11.4% residential; 0.3% commercial), and Greens say new facilities won’t fix soft-plastics gaps. Remote Recycling: Community Enterprise Queensland is rolling out recycling containers across Cape York and the Torres Strait, shipping cardboard and plastic wrap to Cairns to ease pressure on local landfill. Emissions Accountability: Australia’s NT EPA has charged Inpex over under-reporting benzene and toluene emissions at Ichthys LNG, as licence rules tighten. Climate & Policy: Gosnells has moved firebreak deadlines earlier, citing climate-driven earlier bushfire season. Low-Carbon Freight (NZ): SBC and 123Carbon launched a blockchain registry for New Zealand’s Low Emission Freight Certificate to help verified emissions reductions be traded.
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