Purchase a rain barrel this season to support Earth Day.
The Regional Waste Reduction Office in partnership with the Okanagan Basin Water Board鈥檚 (OBWB) Okanagan WaterWise program will be hosting a one-day-only composter and rain barrel sale, Sunday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 91大黄鸭鈥檚 Okanagan College campus.
This year鈥檚 sale will feature a limited supply of units, (350 composters and 125 rain barrels) but get them into the hands of residents earlier, in time for gardening season. The composters will sell for $35; rain barrels for $80.
鈥淚f you compost, you can easily cut the garbage you produce in half,鈥� said waste reduction facilitator Rae Stewart with the regional district. 鈥淐omposting is easy, fun, something the whole family can get involved in. And imagine how rewarding it is to make your own nutritious soil enhancer for your garden, all from the kitchen scraps and green matter from your yard that you鈥檇 otherwise be just tossing out. It鈥檚 like a super booster for your garden.鈥�
Corinne Jackson, communications director for the OBWB says they鈥檙e pleased to be partnering again with Waste Reduction and expect the rain barrels to go quickly. Only 125 will be available with a limit of two per household.
鈥淐ollecting rain water for use in your yard has so many benefits,鈥� Jackson said. 鈥淩ain water provides soft, fresh, untreated water for your plants. Plus, collecting rain water limits runoff from yards, helps prevent contaminants from washing into our storm drains and ultimately into local streams and lakes. By diverting some of this run-off into rain barrels you鈥檙e helping keep our waters clean for drinking, for fish and everything else that depends on good, clean water.鈥�
For details on the one day only composter and rain barrel sale visit or email the reduction office at recycle@cord.bc.ca or call 250-469-6250.
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