Environmentally-Friendly Appliances Like Rain Barrels Can Help Reduce Water Usage
What is the most important resource in the whole entire world? Let me give you a hint: it’s not petroleum.
The most essential resource in the entire world is water. Without water, carbon-based life forms (including humans, mammals, and plants) cannot survive. Earth’s global population is expected to reach 8.1 billion by 2030. It has been estimated that in order to keep pace with the growing demand for food, 14 percent more freshwater will need to be withdrawn for agricultural purposes in the next 30 years.
Our current water supplies are being attacked by both global-warming, and by human industrialization. Global warming has been causing more frequent droughts, in addition to creating more intense storms that have destroyed crops and contaminated existing storehouses of water. If global warming persists at its current rate, many of the world’s most fertile land will be turned into arid deserts in the next few decades.
Man-made constructions have also not helped the cause. On top of global warming, man-made erections are also altering ground-water run-off patterns and introducing pollutants directly into the water table, which has further decreased the availability of freshwater.
The bulk of the challenge lies in finding more effective ways to conserve, use, and protect the existing water resources. Help is desperately needed, by you, the individual consumer. There are several ways that you, yourself, can help the cause, with the most obvious being to purchase environmentally-friendly (and water-efficient appliances). Not only will the purchase of water-efficient toilets and dishwashers help to conserve water, but they will also save you money in the long run. There are even ways you can cut down on water use by using “recycled” water.
One environmentally-friendly product that can help you save water is a rain barrel. Rain barrels can be connected to your water spouts and store “recycled” rainwater for use in your garden and backyard. Due to water shortages, many cities have watering restrictions over the summer. With several properly-installed rain barrels, you can have your own self-sustaining water supply. An environmentally-friendly rain barrel allows you to reduce your personal water consumption. Now, you no longer have to worry about local watering restrictions when you water your lawn or garden.
Above: Rain barrels are environmentally-friendly products that can help you to conserve water.
Rain Barrels – Environmentally-friendly appliances that integrate into your garden decor
Rain barrels are environmentally-friendly units that can be integrated into any garden decor. For example, Algreen’s Cascata Rain Barrels combine the timeless aesthetic elegance of ceramics with the enduring longevity of modern plastics. From the exterior, their rain barrel is very well designed, with smooth clay-like contours, and an elegant crown planter on its top. For the wildlife enthusiasts, this crown planter can even be used as a bird bath!
I highly recommend you invest in a rain barrel, and I strongly recommend the Cascata rain barrel because Algreen has gone the extra mile with their design. The Cascata also comes complete with a brass spigot, so you can easily fill up your bucket. Other standard features include a 6” garden hose with spray nozzle, and a hook, to hang your garden hose.
Above: Algreen's environmentally-friendly rain barrel comes with a crown planter (or bird-bath) and can be integrated into any garden decor.
Rain Barrels – Environmentally-friendly appliances that are built to last
Not only does the Cascata rain barrel look nice, but it’s also very practical. For those of you who already have rain barrels, aren’t you tired of the cheap imports that need to be stored indoors because they crack easily whenever the weather changes? With its double-walled roto-molded exterior, the made-in-Canada Cascata rain barrel is guaranteed to withstand extreme temperatures without chipping, cracking, or fading. Algreen’s rain barrel includes standard features such as a corrosion-proof screen guard, and an overflow valve. Thus, if you need to water your lawn on a consistent basis, you can easily hook up several 60 gallon rain barrels together such that the overflow of one barrel needs into the top of the next rain barrel. Now you can water your lawn as many times as you want, while helping to conserve water at the same time!
Above: Not only is the Cascata rain barrel environmentally-friendly, but it's also designed with a double-walled exterior that is guaranteed to withstand extreme temperatures without chipping, cracking, or fading.
Rain Barrels – Environmentally-friendly appliances that helps you to conserve water
At the end of the day, the Cascata rain barrel is not only environmentally-friendly, but it also helps to save you money. With the price of water always increasing, why should you pay for water, when you can get it for free?