Index of materials reported under WRAPP
WRAPP targets five types of scheduled materials: paper products; office equipment and components; vegetation materials; and construction and demolition materials, and commingled recycling from offices and public places.
Purchasing
| Material | Description |
|---|
| A4 and A3 paper | White A4 and A3 paper used within offices including letterhead but not coloured or tinted paper |
| Printing and publications paper | Paper used in printing publications including reports, forms, educational or advertising material, brochures, pamphlets, posters etc. This includes printing within the agency or by an external printing company. |
| Toner cartridges | For printers, faxes, photocopiers and multifunction machines (combined fax/copier/printer). |
| Energy and water efficient appliances | Purchase of certified efficient products and appliances where relevant, suitable and fit for purpose; minimum of 4 star rating under the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) Scheme and/or minimum 4 star rating under the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) Scheme or Smart Approved WaterMark products and services (for outdoor use). |
Waste
| Material | Description |
|---|
| Copy paper and all other office paper | Used plain white printer and photocopier paper in A4 and A3 sizes (not including coloured or tinted paper). Used stationery such as folders, files, coloured or tinted paper publications, forms, newspapers, magazines, advertising material, envelopes, phone books, wrapping paper, letterhead, post-it notes. |
| Co-mingled containers | This includes the following containers, packaging and products: glass bottles and jars; aluminium cans, foil and food trays; steel cans; aerosol cans; liquid paper board cartons; PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE and PP bottles. |
| Cardboard | Packaging e.g. boxes, cartons and containers. |
| Used toner cartridges | Cartridges for printers, faxes, photocopiers, and multifunction machines (combined fax/copier/printer). |
| Computer Processing Units (CPUs) and laptops | The main desktop or laptop computer case, containing the disk drives, processor, memory, power supply etc |
| Computer monitors | CRT and flat screen monitors used with computers. |
Purchasing
| Material | Description |
|---|
| Landscaping materials | Organic products such as mulch, compost, bark, wood chips and soil blends. |
| Concrete | Mixture of cement, sand and aggregates. May include additives or substitutes such as fly ash. |
| Fill* | Excavated material such as clay, gravel, sand, soil and rock that has been mixed with another waste or excavated from areas that are contaminated with manufactured chemicals as the result of industrial, commercial, mining or agricultural activities. |
| Asphalt | Any materials containing bituminous hydrocarbons. May contain additives such as concrete. Includes recycled asphalt pavement. |
| Aggregates | Rock or other hard materials such as concrete, crushed stone or bricks, between 4.25mm and 100mm particle size. |
| Virgin excavated natural material (VENM)* | Material such as clay, gravel, sand, soil and rock that is not mixed with any other waste and has been excavated from areas that are not contaminated with manufactured chemicals as the result of industrial, commercial, mining or agricultural activities. |
| Timber | Reclaimed, reused or recycled timber. |
| Sand | Very fine hard aggregate between 0.75mm and 4.25 mm in size. |
| Bricks and roof tiles | Reclaimed, reused or recycled bricks and roof tiles. |
| Other categories | Agencies can report on other major categories of materials they are purchasing e.g. glass and plasterboard. |
* For reporting purposes, purchasing data for fill and VENM are combined.
Waste
| Material | Description |
|---|
| Vegetation waste | Vegetation such as leaves, grass clippings, branches and logs. Includes materials that have been processed; e.g. sawn, chipped, mulched or composted. Does not include putrescible waste such as food scraps. |
| Concrete | Mixture of cement, sand and aggregates. |
| Fill* | Excavated material such as clay, gravel, sand, soil and rock that has been mixed with another waste or excavated from areas that are contaminated with manufactured chemicals as the result of industrial, commercial, mining or agricultural activities. |
| Asphalt | Any materials containing bituminous hydrocarbons. May contain additives such as concrete. Includes recycled asphalt pavement (RAP). |
| Timber | Wood materials used for formwork or other construction purposes |
| Virgin excavated natural material (VENM)* | Material such as clay, gravel, sand, soil and rock that is not mixed with any other waste and has been excavated from areas that are not contaminated with manufactured chemicals, as the result of industrial, commercial, mining or agricultural activities. |
| Bricks and roof tiles | Clay bricks and roof tiles which may be mixed together. This can include small amounts of concrete or plaster render. |
| Glass | Sheet glass used for doors, windows, partitioning etc. |
| Plasterboard | Composite material of gypsum and cardboard used for interior panels for buildings. |
| Steel | Metal building products and materials e.g. reinforcing steel, sheet roofing, structural columns and beams etc. |
| Non-ferrous metal | Metal building materials other than steel e.g. aluminium, brass, copper etc. |
| Mixed waste | Mixed demolition waste of which no one material comprises 50% or more of the load |
| Other categories | Agencies can report on other categories of waste they are generating or recycling |
* For reporting purposes, waste data for fill and VENM are combined.
| Material | Description |
|---|
| Public place recycling | Report on the number of recycling bins provided and the tonnes of recyclables collected. For more information refer to the WRAPP guidelines and see Public Place Recycling |
Page last updated: 02 March 2011
