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Press release from the Town of Wakefield:
April 27, 2022
There are only a few days left to order your rain barrel!
The Department of Public Works annual rain barrel program is one of their most popular initiatives of the year. Residents can purchase a Great American Rain Barrel (GARB) for discounted price of $79 until May 1. These barrels are produced in Massachusetts and are 100 percent repurposed. According to GARB, it takes less than 1/8 inch of rain to fill a well-situated 60-gallon barrel.
Barrels can be ordered online and will be available for pick up on Thursday, May 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wakefield Public Works Facility on North Avenue. Deadline for purchase is May 1, 2022, at midnight. Several color options are available.
The Great American Rain Barrel is a local food importing company that has been repurposing shipping drums into Rain Barrels since 1988. The Great American Rain Barrel Co. has been an approved vendor by the MASS DEP since 2010.
This press release was produced by the Town of Wakefield. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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