The Department has worked hard, with its contractors, to reduce the amount of waste it produces. Between 2004-05 and 2006-07 our overall waste arisings reduced by some 60 per cent. from 996 tonnes to 393 tonnes.
All our general waste is removed from site and sent to a materials recycling facility, where it is segregated into different waste streams. This system has contributed to a very high recycling rate, achieving 90 per cent. in 2006-07.
Information for 2007-08 is not currently available.