Management - Litter (Rubbish)

Management practices to reduce the load of litter entering a wetland:

  • Clean-up activities
  • Education programs
  • Government regulation (e.g. fines for littering)
  • Presence and maintenance of rubbish bins
  • Use of gross-pollutant traps
  • Waste (specifically rubbish) management plans

Management practice indicators
Management practice indicator:% of stormwater inflows with SQIDs
Management practice indicator: rubbish management practices

Last updated: 21 February 2012

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