Simple Steps to Green your Pasadena Home and your Wallet – Part 4 – Pasadena Views Real Estate Team

To round out the Living Green series, we wanted to spend a few minutes talking about the steps that Pasadena home – owners can take to conserve water, especially, living in California.

Every Drop Counts

Place a bucket in the shower to collect the water that’s used while you’re waiting for the shower water to turn warm, and use it for cleaning, or watering plants.
Turn off the shower while soapign up. Taking an eight minute shower every day can indirectly create as much as 1,368 pounds of CO² each year. By reducing your shower time to six miuntes, you can eliminate 342 pounds of CO² from your annual total.
Cut water use by installing faucet aerators, low-flow shower heads, and low-flush, or ideally dual-flush toilets.

As much as 19 percent of Califonria’s electricity is used to pump, transport and treat water.

Think Globally, Buy Locally

Choosing a product that’s harvested or made locally reduces transportation energy use and hellps sustain our community’s economy.
When you’re through with an item, sell or Freecycle it rather than throw it away. “Away” means in the landfill!

Part 1 – Lighting and Electronics Tips

Part 2 – Heating and Insualtion Tips

Part 3 – Kitchen and Appliance Tips

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Hazardous Waste Round Up Schedule and Information for Pasadena area residents