The Victorian Green Renters' Guide: Sustainable Living Tips for Renters
Are renters legally able to change their showerheads? How can you make your toilet waste less water if you don’t have dual flush? What do you do when your rented house has no curtains and you’re on a tight budget?
Sometimes being an environmentally aware renter can be frustrating. There’s a lot of advice out there on installing rainwater tanks, better heating systems and solar panels. But only lucky renters have landlords willing to spend money to go green.
Green Action News: Issue 8, Winter 2009
Green Action News
Issue 8, Winter 2009
In this edition: We're counting drops, getting green jobs for Victoria, wondering what the big polluters have on Rudd; and that's just to get you started.
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The Victorian Green Renters' Guide: Sustainable Living Tips for Renters
The Victorian Green Renters' Guide: Sustainable Living Tips for Renters
June 2010
Are renters legally able to change their showerheads? How can you make your toilet waste less water when you don’t have dual flush?
Answers to these questions and more are in the second edition of the Victorian Green Renters' Guide.
We’re a finalist for the Eureka Prize!
We're a finalist for the Eureka Prize!
July 2010
Environment Victoria has been shortlisted for the Eureka Prize for the Advancement of Climate Change Knowledge for our great programs within the community that help Victorians understand and take action on climate change.
Clancy Moore: Making the place he rents green
Clancy Moore thinks that cutting the environmental impact of the place he rents is important. And really not that hard.
He and his housemates have done a whole bunch of things to green their sharehouse, from collecting rainwater off the roof to getting about on bikes, from reusing washing machine water to putting flow restrictors in their taps. All of them are things they’ve done with more creativity than money.
