Sustainable Living

Why we think sustainable living is important

At Rain Technologies we believe sustainability isn’t just a nice thing to do—it’s the smart and right thing to do. In specific industries such as building and remodeling, using sustainable or green products offers significant benefits.

Green building can save money on utility bills, decrease maintenance costs, and help protect the value of real estate. It also impacts everyone in the supply chain: from the workers in the manufacturing plant who make the products to the contractors installing them.

Using sustainable and green products like RainTube® and RainSpace™ in your home or commercial building also helps minimize waste, preserve natural resources, and protect forests, wildlife, and air and water quality.

In today's competitive market, going green is an essential business strategy. As consumers are demanding it, forward-thinking businesses are responding. Bill Gates, Steve Case (founder of America Online), and Vinod Khosla (founder of Sun Microsystems) are just a few of the chief executives investing hundreds of millions of dollars in green technology.

We believe that by using recycled plastics for durable and sustainable products like RainTube® and RainSpace™ we're committed to the environment in a practical way. We offer simple solutions that assist home and commercial property owners in a big way. And it just so happens that it has positive impacts on the environment by using renewable resources. Little steps do have a big impact on a sustainable future.

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