Booth 25 Department of Environment & Heritage - Gold Sponsor

NSW Department of Environment and Heritage (OEH) (Formerly the Department of Environment Climate Change and Water - DECCW)
Event Gold Sponsor.

The Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) is a separate office within the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet.

OEH is working towards a healthy environment cared for and enjoyed by the whole NSW community. By working in partnership with local government, industry, conservation groups, the farming sector and the community we are delivering programs that support sustainable consumption; resource conservation; management of biodiversity; waste and recycling management; water and energy efficiency.

The NSW Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy provides the essential framework for improving the management of waste to drive waste avoidance and resource recovery and the efficient use of resources. It sets goals and targets to be reached by 2014.

The Reducing Waste: Implementation Strategy 2011-2015 was released in March 2011. It features revised strategies to make it easier for households and businesses to recycle, reduce littering, increase producer responsibility for problem wastes, and increase investment in waste infrastructure.

Starting with the idea of avoiding the creation of waste in the first place, the Implementation Strategy’s effectiveness depends on action at all levels of government, industry and the broader community.

Reducing the generation of waste and turning it into recoverable resources are priorities for NSW.

Email: sustainability@environment.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 02 8837 6000

www.environment.nsw.gov.au