City partners to provide discounts on compost bins and rain barrels

Residents considering the purchase of rain barrels or compost bins will want to take advantage of a joint program offered by the City of North Liberty, ECO Iowa City, Johnson County, and surrounding communities. The program offers a $20 discount on locally purchased goods.
The City of North Liberty, City of Iowa City, City of Coralville, Johnson County and ECO Iowa City are partnering with area retailers on a special rain barrel and compost bin sale to help promote local sustainability efforts. Prices of the compost bins and rain barrels will range from $40 to $220, depending on the brands and styles each retailer carries, and a limited number of coupons will be available in advance to help defray the costs.
The partners will work with participating merchants to keep sales local and to extend the amount of time the products will be available. The event will be held April 28 through May 10 during regular store hours for the following merchants that have agreed to participate:
North Liberty
Liberty Doors, 900 W. Penn Street
North Liberty True Value, 55 S. Dubuque Street
Forever Green, Inc., 125 W. Forevergreen Road
Iowa City
Earl May Nursery and Garden Center, 1901 Lower Muscatine Road
Iowa City Landscaping & Garden Center, 520 Highway 1 West
Lenoch & Cilek ACE Hardware, 1558 Mall Drive
Lenoch & Cilek ACE Hardware, 600 N. Dodge Street
Orscheln, 635 Hollywood Blvd.
Pauls, 424 Highway 1 West
Pleasant Valley Garden Center, 1301 S. Gilbert Street
ReStore, 2401 Scott Blvd. SE
Coralville
Lenoch & Cilek ACE Hardware, 1701 2nd Street
Theisen’s Home Farm Auto, 100 Westcor Drive
A limited number of $20 coupons are available to help reduce the cost to consumers. All households in Johnson County and the cities of Kalona and Riverside — areas that are served by the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center — are eligible to receive one rain barrel coupon and one compost bin coupon, which must be used at a participating retailer from April 28 through May 10.
Coupons are available now until the end of the sale or until the coupons are gone. Residents can pick up coupons at:
• North Liberty City Hall at 3 Quail Creek Circle between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Iowa City City Hall (lobby desk) at 410 E. Washington Street between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Coralville City Hall (Engineering Office) at 1512 7th Street between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Johnson County Administration Building lobby desk at 913 S. Dubuque Street between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
For more information, visit www.icgov.org/eco or contact City of Iowa City Recycling Coordinator Jen Jordan at [email protected] or (319) 887-6160.

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