Action
Place a rain barrel in your garden
With a rain barrel, you can collect rainwater for free; good for your plants and for relieving the burden on the sewer system during heavy downpours.
Description
What we find interesting:
A 100-liter rain barrel fills up quickly during a heavy rain shower, and you can use that water for your garden, plants, or cleaning. This way, you use less tap water and help relieve the burden on the sewer system. This is important, because climate change is increasing heavy downpours and making sewers increasingly overloaded.
3 more reasons to collect rainwater:
3 more reasons to collect rainwater:
- Better for your plants: Rainwater contains less lime than tap water and is better for many garden plants and vegetable gardens.
- Handy during drinking water restrictions: During droughts, you can still water without putting extra strain on the drinking water system.
- You'll see immediate results: Every rain shower fills your barrel, which has a tangible impact.
Steps
- 1Choose a rain barrel of at least 100 liters and place it under a rain pipe
- 2Make sure the barrel is on a stable surface so you can easily place a watering can underneath it
- 3Install an automatic overflow or filler so that excess water is drained away when the barrel is full
- 4Only use the water outside, for example for plants, cleaning or your vegetable garden.
- 5Check whether your municipality or water board offers a subsidy: via the Green Subsidy Guide from Milieu Centraal you can quickly see what is possible at your address
