Building Green

We are committed to a sustainable future

Rainwater harvesting

RainTube® is hydraulically designed for maximum rainwater collection and is made from organically inert HDPE. As such, it is unaffected by sunlight, water, or other natural elements and is completely neutral on the quality of the collected water.

Durability

RainTube® has a service life in excess of 100 years. By improving the water collection performance of gutters, it is instrumental in controlling the destructive forces of rainwater, thereby extending the life of the home and many of its components (including the roof, siding, foundation, and paint).

Solid waste reduction

RainTube® products are made from 100% post-consumer recycled materials (primarily milk jugs) and are completely recyclable, so there is no waste—ever.

Economy

Using recycled materials keeps costs low. RainTube® is 100% American-made using American materials, machinery, labor, and ingenuity. RainTube® is exported around the world, thus creating jobs for Americans and doing a small but important part toward improving the balance of trade.

Compelling facts about recycling plastic materials:

  • 17 one-gallon milk jugs are reused to make one 13’ length of RainTube.
  • 227 one-gallon milk jugs are reused to protect the gutters of an average home with RainTube.
  • The energy saved by recycling one plastic bottle will power a computer for 25 minutes.
  • Americans toss out 14.4 million tons of plastic every year according to the Plastics Museum.
  • Americans go through 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour.
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All RainTech products have been certified for their material content, recyclability and manufacturing characteristics. Learn about Cradle to Cradle here or visit C2Ccertified.com