| Action | Title | Description |
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| Achieving Maximum Energy Efficiency | LA - CA Low Income Weatherization Program |
The California Weatherization Assistance Program reduces the heating and cooling costs for low-income families by improving the energy efficiency of their homes and ensuring their health and safety. Click here for LA-specific providers. |
| Eliminating Litter with Teamwork | SF - DPW - Adopt-A-Street |
The Adopt-A-Street Program is a partnership between the City and its merchants and residents. Groups or individuals agree to an area and take responsibility for keeping the street, sidewalk, and storm drain clean. In return, the SFDPW provides free street cleaning supplies, and litter and compostable leaf bag pickup.
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| Preparing for an Earthquake | LA - Ready LA - Earthquake Preparedness |
"Ready LA" provides advice on responding to an earthquake in LA.
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| Reducing Your Household Waste | LA- Recycling Services |
This link provides information on recycling services provided by the city of LA. These include free bulky item pickup, recycling containers, special collection services (electronic waste, excess trash from moving, paint and hazardous materials, annual yard trimming, even horse manure) and more! |
| Reducing Your Household Waste | SF - Resources for Reuse |
Where can you donate unwanted items? Check out this rich list of resources for arranging for reuse of your stuff. This tool provided by SF Environment. |
| Using Greywater for Lawn and Landscape | Palo Alto - Graywater Rebates |
Interested in a $200 or $400 graywater rebate, OR having a contractor install one for low out-of-pocket cost? Valley Water can help you in your pursuit to properly connect a clothes washer to a Graywater Laundry-to-Landscape System. |
| Reducing Water Used for Lawns | LA - Be Water Wise |
Use only as much water on your lawn as you need to. Studies show that the average homeowner uses more than 4 times the actual amount of water needed to keep a lawn healthy and green – wasted water that runs off of property and into storm drains. Use the watering calculator and watering index to learn just how much you should water. Saves 750 to 1,500 gallons a month. |
| Reducing Water Used for Gardening | SF – Water Wise Gardening |
Look over this guide before you begin your next garden project or to find out how to make changes to your maintenance and irrigation practices that can save water and money. You’ll find lots of helpful tips and resources on each page. This guide is provided by the SF Public Utilities Commission. |
| Getting Cars to Slow Down | SF - Vision Zero |
City of SF’s road safety policy that will build safety and livability into our streets. |
| Reducing Water Used for Lawns | LA - Turf Replacement Program |
LADWP currently offers an incentive to replace lawns. As of July 2015, residential customers can receive $1.75 per square foot replaced for 1500 square feet. See also the California DWR's turf replacement rebate program. |
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