Department of Environment and Climate Change www.environment.nsw.gov.au

Waste Wise Events - www.environment.nsw.gov.au/education/WWE_Home.htm
This site offers event organisers, stallholders, Council representatives or venue owners, the resources to plan and implement an effective waste management and recycling program at your next event.

Ecospecifier - www.ecospecifier.org - Ecospecifier is a knowledge base of over 3200 environmentally preferable products, materials, technologies and resources.

Sustainable Choice Program - www.lgsa-plus.net.au/www/html/956-sustainable-choice.asp
A sustainable procurement program for NSW local government. Includes a growing database of sustainable goods & services available to councils.

Sustainable Shopping List - www.lgsa-plus.net.au/resources/documents/sustainable-shopping-list010207.doc
Checklist of products. Download from the Sustainable Choice Program website.

ECO-BUY Victoria - www.ecobuy.org.au
Funded by the Victorian government to encourage the purchasing of green products. Includes a large database of sustainable good & service.

Green Pages Australia - www.greenpagesaustralia.com.au/index.asp
Online database of green goods & services.

Australian Green Procurement - www.geca.org.au/green-procurement/db-introduction.htm
A database of environmentally preferable products. Each product's environmental performance has been evaluated by the Australian Environmental Labelling Association.  

Buy Recycled Business Alliance – www.brba.com.au
A non-profit alliance of businesses united by a commitment to promote the purchase and use of recycled content products and materials. It hosts Australia’s first truly national directory devoted to recycled content products (launched April 08).

Greengoods - www.greengoods.nsw.gov.au
Developed by the NSW Government to assist employees to incorporate the principles of sustainability into their purchasing decisions and procurement systems. Useful info on green purchasing.

Shop Smart, Buy Green - www.deh.gov.au/settlements/industry/corporate/eecp/publications/shop.html
Useful consumer guide developed by the commonwealth government. Can be downloaded

International Green Purchasing Network - www.igpn.org
Provides a bigger picture look at green purchasing internationally including research and development.

Know Your Paper Guide / Know your Printing Paper Guide / Office Products Guide - www.environment.nsw.gov.au/education/spd_wasteoffice_guides.htm 
Useful guides developed by the Dept of Environment & Climate Change on the environmental purchase of paper and other office products including printer/copiers, computers, toner & ink cartridges.

Choosing Recycled Paper Guide (Nov 2006)
http://www.ces.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/FDDE5C83C910ADD2CA2571F80022C31E/$File/Choosing+Recycled+Paper+Guide.pdf
Useful recent document on choosing paper. Produced by the office of the Commissioner of Environmental Sustainability Victoria.

Remanufacture & Recycling of printer cartridges - www.cartridgeworld.com.au/environment.php
Information on keeping used printing cartridges out of landfill.

Paper to Paper - www.papertopaper.com.au/index.html
Information on paper recycling products and services

Waste Reduction & Purchasing Policy - www.wrapp.nsw.gov.au/index.shtml
Useful interactive site with lots of tips on office waste reduction practices.

Dept of Environment & Climate Change - www.environment.nsw.gov.au/education/WARR.htm
Information on waste avoidance & resource recovery.

Our Environment It’s a Living Thing - www.livingthing.net.au/
Tips on working and living sustainably.

Green Office Program - www.anu.edu.au/anugreen/index.php?pid=284
Developed by the Australian National University. Lots of useful info, case studies and links.

Australian Greenhouse Office Guide- www.greenhouse.gov.au
Assists in the purchase and efficient use of environmentally friendly office equipment.

Sustainability Victoria - www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/1517-home-page.asp
Includes lots of good information, advice and resources on waste reduction & sustainable purchasing. Check out the waste wise shopping guide.

Cartridges 4 Planet Ark - www.planetark.com/campaignspage.cfm/newsid/5/story.htm
Not for profit scheme involving the collection and recycling of printing cartridges.

Australian Recycle Program (ARP) - www.arp.net.au/ - ARP provides a mobile phone recycling program which helps to clean up the environment while at the same time raising funds for charities.

Mobile Muster - www.mobilemuster.com.au/ - Official recycling program of the mobile phone industry.

Standard Waste & Recycling Signage - www.environment.nsw.gov.au/education/recyclingsigns.htm
Download and use to promote workplace recycling and waste reduction.

The Greening of Government - www.environment.gov.au/settlements/government/purchasing/policy.html - Provides information on green policy framework and links to related govt programs.

Eco Fingerprint - vox.3legs.com.au/ecofingerprint - An interesting look towards the future and how to reduce our environmental impact. This website is still a work in progress.

My Planet Disposable Nappy Recycling Service - www.myplanet.com.au/ - A nappy pick up and recycling service in Melbourne.

Oz Cloth Nappies - www.ozclothnappies.org/ - Everything you need to know about cloth nappies in Australia and New Zealand.

Early Childhood Environmental Education Network - http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/nsw_branch/eceen.html - A network that supports environmental education in the early childhood sector.

Little Green Steps http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/environment/education/copy_of_pre-school-resources - Provides resources and tools to assist pre-school staff communicate environmental messages to children aged 3 to 5 years.

ESD Design Guide for Australian Government Buildings - http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/publications/government/esd-design/index.html - There are some interesting case studies and the focus of the guide is an outline of initiatives that can be put in place to minimise the environmental and social impacts of buildings.

Green Lease Guide - http://www.investa.com.au/Sustainability/GreenLeaseGuide.aspx - Provides insight and practical information on all aspects of sustainable building fit outs and can be applied to almost all levels of fit outs in most