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Rain Barrel

MAKE YOUR OWN RAIN BARREL!


 What is a rain barrel?
 A rain barrel is a system that collects and stores rain water from your roof that would otherwise be lost to runoff and diverted to storm drains and streams. Composed of a 55 gallon drum, a vinyl hose, PVC couplings, a screen grate to keep debris and insects out, and other off-the-shelf items, a rain barrel is relatively simple and inexpensive to construct and can sit conveniently under any residential gutter down spout.

  E-recycling Event
April 24th

The City of Roeland Park partnered with the City of Overland Park for an e-recycling collection.  This will be held on the campus of Waddell-Reed (Shawnee Mission Parkway & Lamar).  This day will be spent collecting TV’s, VCR’s, DVD’s, CD players,  keyboards, copiers, fax machines, cell phones, electronic games and peripherals that are taking up room at home.  The date is set for August 8th, minor details are still being worked out.  Please contact City Hall or watch this website for more information. Nominal fees will be charged for the disposal of these items.   

What are the advantages of a rain barrel?

Lawn and garden watering make up nearly 40% of total household water use during the summer. A rain barrel collects water and stores it for when you need it most -- during periods of drought -- to water plants, wash your car, or to top a swimming pool. It provides an ample supply of free 'soft water' to homeowners, containing no chlorine, lime or calcium making it ideal for gardens, flower pots, and car and window washing.

A rain barrel will save most homeowners about 1,300 gallons of water during the peak summer months. Saving water not only helps protect the environment, it saves you money and energy (decreased demand for treated tap water).

 
Shredding Event
Saturday, June 12th 2010 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Fairway City Hall parking lot 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway Fairway, KS (enter from Shawnee Mission Parkway)

The City of Roeland Park will host a Community Purge...what was that you say?  Also accepted will be old DVD’s, CD’s and 3-ring binders.  You do not need to pull staples, paper clips or binder clips. This is your chance to shred all those important or no-so-important documents.