Did you know that using a rain barrel can save you 960 glasses of water over a rainy season? A rain barrel is, as the name, a barrel that catches rain water. Most come with hose attachments so that you can use the rainwater on your garden. Most can hold up to 60 bottles of water, and your town may even offer a program where you can buy a rain barrel at a discount from them. Either that, or you can follow the directions in the video above to make your own. Here’s a breakdown of rain barrel programs in major cities, hopefully you are close to one of them. If not, call your town and ask them if they have a rain barrel program.

Toronto
RiverSides Guide to Rainfall and Rain Barrels

Montreal
This page gives good info on all kinds of Montreal-area services, including Rain Barrels.

Chicago
Press release announcing the rain barrel program.

New York – PDF
A flyer on the rain barrel giveaway program.

Los Angeles
Most websites agree that trying to find a rain barrel in a Los Angeles store is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. On this blog, a city resident makes their own.

Vancouver
Where better to get a rain barrel than one of the rainiest cities on the West Coast? Which brings us to…

Seattle
Composting and rain barrel initiatives are both covered on this page.

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