Rain Barrel Sale
Clean Calgary Association’s Annual Rain Barrel Sale 2007 was an immense success and we sold out in less than an hour at our three locations: Brentwood and Anderson LRT station and the Calgary Co-op at Richmond Road SW! We are expanding to include a fourth location this year – the Whitehorn LRT parking lot!
Rain barrels are used to catch water flowing from your eavestrough. Using this water instead of tap water is an easy and economical way to help you maintain a healthy yard.
Why Use a Rain Barrel?
A considerable portion of the City of Calgary’s total electricity bill is spent on water treatment. Using a rain barrel means that less water needs to treated, cutting down on water waste and reducing demand on water treatment facilities, which in the end saves us all money.
Rainwater is soft, non-chlorinated rainwater and in the summer at the perfect temperature for plants. Your plants and trees will thank you for the all-natural water.
Using a rain barrel reduces runoff and keeps H2O out of the sewers and our rivers helping to protect against the possibility of flooding.
Rain barrels sold at the sale are 45 gallon food grade plastic barrels that are being reused as rain barrels instead of being dumped into the landfill, they are fitted with a tap and have a hole for a downspout. Rain barrels fill quickly – a 2.5 centimeter rainfall on a 93 square meter roof can provide 2,000 litres of water (source City of Calgary).
If you missed the Rain Barrel Sale (April 26th, 2008), you can purchase a rain barrel at the Clean Calgary Association EcoStore located at 809 4th Ave SW. We are open Wed, Fri and Sat 10am – 4pm and Thu 10am – 7pm.
For more information about the barrels please visit our EcoStore rain barrel page .
Clean Calgary Association is a non-profit organization and proceeds from the Rain Barrel Sale support out environmental programs and services.
Funding for the Rain Barrel Sale provided by:
