Example offset actions for water and air pollution
Offset actions for water pollution might include:
- revegetating and stabilising river banks
- building better road surfacing and drainage to reduce the flow of sediments and nutrients into waterways
- reducing nutrient run-off at market gardens or on farms
- improving on-site sewage management
- installing pollution control equipment at other off-site sources.
Offsets for air pollution might include:
- installing vapour recovery units at petrol stations
- assisting small businesses to optimise plant operations or install cleaner technology to reduce emissions
- replacing old wood heaters with cleaner forms of heating
- helping disadvantaged groups to fix smoky vehicles
- establishing practical car pooling systems
- expanding public transport availability.
Page last updated: 26 February 2011
