Greensboro offers discounted compost bins and rain barrels to reduce waste and conserve water

The Presenter urged residents to consider backyard composting and rain barrels as a way to reduce landfill waste and conserve water, announcing that 65-gallon compost bins are on sale for $70 and 50-gallon rain barrels for $75 through the city's online store. "When you keep these items out of your trash can, you free up space at the landfill, and you reduce carbon and methane," the Presenter said. "And the rain barrels, they help you conserve water, and they reduce stormwater runoff."

The briefing directed residents to greensboro-nc.gov/binbarrelsale to place orders while supplies last. The Presenter said the city is making it easier to reduce household carbon footprints and conserve water but did not detail any subsidy or income-based discounts in the announcement.