Red Tape Review of WRAPP – No change in 2007 reporting requirements

The Waste Reduction and Purchasing Policy (WRAPP) was reviewed as part of the Government’s internal Red Tape Review. This review recommended a number of changes to WRAPP. NSW Treasury now advises that the Review's recommendations relating to WRAPP reporting (17.1 and 17.2) will not apply until after this current round of reporting has concluded. More information: RedTapeReview.pdf (PDF file 14kb)

Preparation of WRAPP plans

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The Waste Reduction and Purchasing Policy (WRAPP) requires all state government agencies and state owned corporations to develop and implement a WRAPP plan to reduce waste in four scheduled areas:

paper products
office equipment and components
vegetation material; and
construction and demolition material.

WRAPP plans provide information on strategies each agency will undertake to reduce waste and increase purchases of recycled content products. Strategies target key areas of activity such as:

Inclusion of WRAPP principles in corporate plans and operational policies and practices
Including contract specifications requiring the supply of recycled content products
Improving waste avoidance and recycling systems
Establishing data collection systems
Increasing the range and quantity of recycled content materials being purchased
Raising staff awareness about the WRAPP

Agencies must also collect and periodically report data on:

total quantities of scheduled wastes being generated and recycled; and
total quantities of scheduled materials being purchased which contain recycled content.

Agencies required to report

All NSW government agencies and state owned corporations are required to report progress every two years. (see Premier's Memoranda 97-20, 99-19 and 03-05.) Monitoring and reporting on the Policy is coordinated by the Sustainability Programs Division within the Department of Environment and Conservation. The Department issues guidelines ahead of each reporting period to assist agencies in preparing their progress report.

The next WRAPP Progress Report is due on 31 August 2007. State government agencies and state owned corporations should direct their WRAPP Plans, Progress Reports and any other WRAPP related enquiries to the Department of Environment and Conservation WRAPP team.

Under the Policy, the Minister for the Environment is required to report to the Premier on agencies that are not complying with the WRAPP or their own WRAPP plans. The Department also prepares a whole-of-government report based on the information and data provided in individual agency reports.

Annual reports

Separate to the biennial progress report to the Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), agencies must also include in their Annual Report a summary of the progress made against the requirements of the WRAPP in the following areas:

Reducing the generation of waste (waste avoidance and minimisation)
Resource recovery (waste reuse and recycling)
The use of recycled material (purchase of recycled-content materials)

For further information refer to Treasury Circular 02/08