Rain barrels are "a very easy way to go green," says Mandy Stark, marketing and outreach specialist for the city of Lenexa, Kan., which promotes their use through a public art display.

Rain barrels are among the latest trends to become popular on the green market. They are used to collect runoff rainwater by way of a diverter that is synced with a home’s gutter system.

A 55-gallon barrel connected to a 1,000-square-foot roof will fill up during a 1-inch rain. The barrels can be purchased for $50 to $120 each, or constructed out of food-grade drums.

Hook up a barrel to your home's gutters to catch rain. Use the water later for your garden and yard, thereby shaving a little off your water bill while also combating soil subsidence. The ...

My mother used to sing an old song, always off key, about “hollering down rain barrels” and “sliding down on cellar doors.”Today, rain barrels have all but disappeared from America — a ...

Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor stands next to a rain barrel and a banner for “Think Sterling Green,” a new brand that will provide residents and businesses with opportunities to ...

BANGOR TWP. — People came from as far as Chesaning to purchase rain barrels from the Bangor Township Green Team last week, wiping out the groups entire inventory. ran in Friday's edition of the ...

Columbia Water and Richland County Stormwater are hosting annual online sale on 50-gallon rain barrels and 65-gallon compost bins for gardens through March 13, 2024 Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The city of Green Bay is holding its 2024 rain barrel program right now. Residents can sign up for a chance to win a free rain barrel. Registration is open through April 17.

Robin Blair does what she can to help her plants thrive. She plants them in good soil and keeps the weeds away. She also waters them regularly with rainwater captured in barrels in the yard of her ...

She also waters them regularly with rainwater captured in barrels in the yard of her Shrewsbury, N.J., home.Collecting the water is easy, she says, and good for her plants and the environment ...