Materials covered by the WRAPP

Paper - About 600,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard are sent to landfill in NSW each year. The WRAPP aims to significantly increase the amount of recycled content paper bought by government agencies.

Office equipment - The manufacture, use and disposal of office equipment - computers and monitors, photocopiers, printers, fax machines and toner cartridges - can contribute to air emissions, water pollution, use of toxic materials and generation of hazardous and other wastes.

Vegetation - Organic waste forms a significant part of the NSW waste stream, comprising about 30% of all waste sent to landfill. Biological waste processing technologies can now turn many previously unusable organic materials into valuable resources.

Construction and demolition - wastes from these activities make up about 25% of the waste disposed of to landfill in NSW. In 2002 over 1.2 million tonnes of C&D waste were disposed of in NSW. The NSW government funds about a third of all construction activity in NSW.

Other wastes - wastes not targeted by the WRAPP but which may be controlled under State and federal regulation.

Materials index - a list and description of all materials covered by the WRAPP.