Lockport Hosts Rain Barrel, Composter Sale For Residents

LOCKPORT, IL — The City of Lockport is offering subsidized rain barrels and composters for Lockport residents.

The sale ends July 21, with mail-in orders due July 18. There is a limit of 1 subsidized rain barrel and one subsidized composter per household, according to the city website.

You can find a list of products here, the subsidized products are usually about half the price of the unsubsidized products.

Participants must be City of Lockport residents. The city said pick-up will be July 25-29 at Public Works.

Rain barrels are large containers that capture stormwater from your roof, which you can then use to water your lawn and gardens, according to the city website.

Composters allow you to collect food scraps and yard waste, and compost them to act as a fertilizer for your yard or plants.