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All barrels are once-used 55-gallon, tight-head (closed-top) poly drums, made from high quality, food-grade, UV-resistant HDPE plastic.

DIMENSIONS: 35″ height x 23″ diameter; barrel walls are roughly 1/4″ thick. Click here for sample barrel specs.

We carefully vet all of our participating barrel suppliers to make sure drums are compatible with our DIY RainKits and safe for non-potable rainwater storage. Prior contents are declared in our barrel supplier listings. Barrels sourced through our program are generally rinsed but some residue is normal for used barrels.

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BlueBarrel’s barrel suppliers are industry partners who generate empty food-grade barrels in their manufacturing process. Most come to us from the food & beverage or agricultural sectors. We screen all of our barrel suppliers for safety and compatibility with our DIY RainKit™. Please note that most of our barrel supplier partners are not retail locations. BlueBarrel handles all barrel orders and issues a voucher with the barrel supplier’s precise location and pickup details after barrels have been purchased through our website (you’re in the right place!). Please enter your address to see our barrel supplier listings, select a barrel pickup site in your region, and place your order for barrels. Click here for more info or to become an approved barrel supplier.

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Enter a local street address including zip code to see barrel pickup locations in your region.

Our barrel search needs an origin point to calculate distances to each of our participating barrel supplier locations. Our website does not capture this address information.

Customer Reviews

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