Looking for a water butt in Southampton any offers?

Jason.rangou

I am undertaking some projects around the garden to do my bit for the environment and the planet, and I thought I would ask if anyone knows where I may find a water butt at a low price, because of the current climate money is tight and I was wondering if anyone knew of any incentive schemes the council may be running or anything like that to help us get one at a low price.

I would appreciate any feedback

spirit

try looking on your local freecycle site Jason. I'm not far from you and have seen them on there.

Jason.rangou

Thanks spirit I have gone on to that site and registered but I think I have to wait for approval before I can view it. Will let you know once I get accepted

spirit

hi,

I waited for ages to get accepted, i even mailed and complained. then i found out i should have gone on to my new Yahoo e-mail account - and lo and behold the acceptance mail was there. once i went on there I could verify my account and away you go.

Have given 2 things away today on there (but not water butts)

invisiblecabbage

I picked up a slimline 100ltr butt (been a long time since I had a slimline but!!:rotfl::rotfl:) for £12.99 on Sunday. They also have 120 ltr for £14.99 and a bigger one ??ltr for £19.99. these are the cheapest I have found.

kazzaw

invisiblecabbage wrote: »

I picked up a slimline 100ltr butt (been a long time since I had a slimline but!!:rotfl::rotfl:) for £12.99 on Sunday. They also have 120 ltr for £14.99 and a bigger one ??ltr for £19.99. these are the cheapest I have found.

Where did you see these?

rigger_john

check your local telephone directory, we have a company near us, who makes household cleaning products, I bought 10, 200ltr barrels from them at £1.50 each

angela110660

kazzaw wrote: »

Where did you see these?

Think they might have gone to Wilkinson's - check their website

maxheadroom

Dont forget to check out this site to see if your council subsidises bins on this website

http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/

If you have friends/rellies in other areas that you are going to visit anyway them check their postcodea and ask them to order them for you eg wher my parents live the bins are £10 compared to where i live £39 for the big ones.

Don't know if they still do it but when lived in Southemapton the council used to have a sale of compost bins and low enbergy lightbulbs once a year in the big tescos carpark in Shirley this was over 5 yrs ago though

WestonDave

There's someone on ebay selling olive barrels that take 200 litres - prices are pretty good but obviously it looks like a brown barrel rather than a nice green water butt.

russ_c

In-excess in West End (nr southampton) are selling 120 litres butts for 9.95 at the moment.

Other than that have you tried looking at the council recycling centres, i have seen used ones there before, might be worth a try if your passing.