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WRAPP Progress Report 2008

Steady progress was made by State Government Agencies during the reporting period 2005-2007. The Report is based on data submitted by 106 agencies and assesses agency progress in reducing waste, recycling and purchasing recycled content products. The data in the 2008 Progress Report outlines in detail the aggregated performance results of the agencies and indicates continued progress in meeting the aims and objectives of the policy. WRAPP Progress Report 2008 (PDF 951kb)

2007 WRAPP Reporting Guidelines Seminars

This Power Point presentation, from the seminars presented in May 2007, outlines the achievements of NSW agencies in implementing WRAPP up to 2005 and the reporting requirements for 2007. The presentation also includes information on data collection methods. To save the file, Right click on the link then choose "Save Target As..." from the menu. WRAPP_seminar_May_07_final.ppt (MS Powerpoint file 473kb)

WRAPP Reporting Guidelines for 2007

The Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) has improved and streamlined reporting under the WRAPP. The new Guidelines will assist agencies to meet their biennial reporting requirements and to highlight their achievements for the 2005-07 reporting period. To save the file, Right click on the link then choose "Save Target As..." from the menu. WRAPP Reporting Guidelines 2007 (MS Word 2000 format 535kb)

WRAPP - What's New for 2007

The Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) has prepared an information sheet that identifies and explains the changes to WRAPP reporting for this year, indicating what has changed, why it has changed and what needs to be done to complete this year's report. WRAPP - What's New for 2007 (PDF 165kb)

WRAPP Progress Report 2006

Good progress was made by State Government Agencies during the reporting period 2003-2005. Recycling rates have improved and there has been an increased focus on the purchase of materials with recycled content. The Progress Report for 2006 outlines these improvements in greater detail and contains the results from 122 agencies required to report under this policy. WRAPP Progress Report 2006 (PDF 995kb August 2006)

WRAPP Educational Resources

Courses and seminar information to help you develop skills in your agency to implement and monitor your WRAPP plan. This section includes a Waste Assessment training toolkit and seminar presentations. Click here to access the resources.

Welcome to the WRAPP website!

This site has been developed to help NSW Government agencies and state owned corporations implement the government’s Waste Reduction and Purchasing Policy (WRAPP).

On the WRAPP web site there is a wealth of information on:

the shift towards thinking about waste as a valuable resource
what the WRAPP is and why it’s important
strategies to ‘close the loop’ (and what this means)
case studies and innovations from NSW Government agencies, and
fact sheets, publications and links to other websites.

If you would like to know more, contact WRAPP by e-mail, fax or phone.

We hope you find this website useful and watch this space for future developments in this important NSW Government policy.

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