Everyone will be buying lidded trash cans after seeing this genius idea!

My husband and I have been doing this for years to water our gardens. I also use any water I have cooked vegetables in, water from boiling eggs, etc. We’ve always had a little trash can under our sink and save egg shells (uncooked), coffee grounds, fruit and vegetable peelings. We created an enclosed compost area in one corner of our yard. We put everything from this compost trash can in there along with leaves, small amounts of shredded paper, etc. it sits in there and cooks all winter. In spring, my husband turns it all over, we put a big screen over a wheel barrow, dump piles of compost at a time, rake it back and forth with a straight metal garden rake and the wheel barrow is full of beautiful soil for my flower pits and flower beds. Works every time. We are usually able to fill up two big plastic garbage bins.

If you're in the south, I hope you know better than to use hot glue outside. Use E-6000, and give it 48hrs to dry before you put it outside. It will be heat/cold/water proof for years to come.

This is a really cute idea!!! My grandma did not have running water so she collected rain water. There were barrels and buckets of all kinds outside her house. Years later, when we had a column replaced on our back patio, we decided to replace the gutter that was there, but a huge rainstorm came up before we could. I watched all that beautiful water going to waste so I put our old 55 gallon barrel there to catch the rain. We very rarely have to use the hose for our garden, because miraculously, seems every time it gets really low, God sends the rain to refill it! ☺️

When I lived in Alaska, ALL of our water was captured from the roof and filled 2 10,000 gallon cisterns. It was awesome water, naturally soft and all we did was filter it for drinking

For a better tap seal, rather then using just tread tape with that ultra thin plastic hole. Use red fiber washers inside and out then hold the tap in place using a 3/4 back nut or socket. It will be a much more secure fitting.

We have been using collected rain water for ten years. We have two barrels attached to two different downspouts in our back yard. They are old pickle barrels and we water our plants and flowers and even add water to our pond. A great water conserving idea!

Omg I never thought about jazzing up my larger trash cans?! Just beautiful thank you!

For those wondering, he's using a Forstner bit. They're good for making clean holes in wood while removing all of the material. If you need to make a blind hole, I'd rather a Forstner bit over a paddle bit. Cleaner, flatter, and less risk of catching and twisting.

I love these ideas and I love that instructions were presented.

The rainwater collection idea is so genius. I'd probably put my filter on top for easy removal of debris but I still love it....and the trash can is absolutely beautiful!

My only suggestion is to use plastic spigots-plastic and metal expand and contract differently in the heat/cold. Eventually the spigot in this one may leak or even come out.

What a great way to collect water, Thankyou

We practice water conservation like this even here in Michigan. Knowledge is power, and protecting such a valuable resource should be on everyone's mind. Thanks for the video.

What a great idea! I'm going to be headed to Home Depot very soon! I'll have one of these situated at every downspout! I'll bet my gardening friends will want one or two, as well. What a great gift idea or door prize at neighborhood meetings! Thanks for both the idea and the inspiration!

Great idea for collection surface water but two questions. Where was the water going before putting the reservoir under the drain pipe outlet? What happens when it is full and you have a downpour? Why not put a diverter into the down pipe so that the over fill goes directly to the original surface water drain? Or better still create an automatic irrigation system with piping or hose around the garden. More than one reservoir could be linked by an outlet/inlet .Water finds it's own level so each reservoir will be as full as another.

Wow that’s genius! Gorgeous trash can!

Great ideal. I used a similar version but the lid was missing and I had mesh over it but it kept coming loose. Finally last year, someone stole the can. I will do it again using your idea, however I am putting the mesh on the upside of the exposed part of lid so it will be easier for me to clean it off. I am also going to put some bricks in bottom of my can so it won't be easy to be carted off like last time. Also I definitely is going to paint and put some designs on can to make it less attractive to steal too....🤗

I got idea to fix glue issue and mesh . Line the top with mesh and cover it with white rocks. They weigh down the top and mesh. Large enough to remove when cleaning or just rinse off small ones. You can add extra mesh around down spout with wire for double filtering.

We do this at our house. We have a 44 gallon can on each corner of the house. But those little holes will not allow a lot of water to flow in, this of course depends on how much water comes down a particular spout. On my house, if it rains pretty hard for 20 mins all 4 cans are full and overflowing. I cut a small hole at the top of the can to allow over flow to escape. Put another fitting in that hole and run a pipe to another can nearby.

Use a locknut from a romex connector, or a locknut from a faucet on the hosebibb inside the trash can to prevent the hosebibb from popping out. It will also hold it tight and prevent a leak around the penetration of the trash can. Make sure everything is 1/2" IPS threads.