{"id":4437,"date":"2009-04-22T11:57:51","date_gmt":"2009-04-22T17:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2009-04-22T11:57:51","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T17:57:51","slug":"sunfiltered-earth-day-design-the-rainxchange-rainwater-harvesting-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/sunfiltered-earth-day-design-the-rainxchange-rainwater-harvesting-system\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNfiltered: Earth Day Design &#8212; the RainXchange Rainwater Harvesting System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/04\/cfr_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4438\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/04\/cfr_sm.jpg\" alt=\"aquascape rainxchange rainwater harvesting system\" width=\"460\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a>Earth Day provides us with an opportunity to both reflect and act on our desire to use the planet&#8217;s resources in a sustainable manner. As we&#8217;ve noted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancechannel.com\/sunfiltered\/2009\/04\/eco-trip-tapping-water-sources\/\">in<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancechannel.com\/sunfiltered\/2009\/04\/water-reimagined-h2o\/\">numerous<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancechannel.com\/sunfiltered\/2009\/04\/enter-sandman-simple-filter-could-provide-a-safe-water-solution-for-millions\/\">posts<\/a>, water may be the one resource we should focus on more, individually and collectively. No doubt, many of you have water-saving activities planned; a few of you may already be at work installing low-flow shower heads, faucet aerators, or even rain barrels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2009\/07\/06\/rainwater-harvesting-art-form\/\">Rainwater harvesting<\/a> makes a lot of sense: the initial investment can be quite low (especially if you <a href=\"http:\/\/green.thefuntimesguide.com\/2009\/03\/pretty_rain_barrels_cheap.php\">do it yourself<\/a>), and your plants <em>love<\/em> rain water.\u00a0 Unfortunately, as <a href=\"http:\/\/livingwithed.net\/eguide.asp?CID=2&amp;xepisode=Season%20I\">Rachelle Carson Begley once noted<\/a>, an awful lot of commercially-available rain barrels are, well, ugly.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Illinois-based company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquascapeinc.com\/\">Aquascape<\/a> has developed a solution to rain barrel eyesore &#8211; its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquascapeinc.com\/why_rainxchange\">RainXchange system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sundancechannel.com\/sunfiltered\/2009\/04\/earth-day-design-the-rainxchange-rainwater-harvesting-system\/\">the Sundance Channel&#8217;s SUNfiltered blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth Day provides us with an opportunity to both reflect and act on our desire to use the planet&#8217;s resources in a sustainable manner. 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