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Thursday, August 1st, 2013

Garden towers are available $299 delivered! #garden #tower maxicontainer.com/home-and-garde…


NewsRoom Check out our Garden Tower the official GT Project…

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Check out our Garden Tower the official GT Project $259 plus $40 shipping anywhere in US #garden maxicontainer.com/home-and-garde…


NewsRoom Etsy Store Now Open, Still Time To Save On Spill P…

Tuesday, July 30th, 2013

Etsy Store Now Open, Still Time To Save On Spill Pallets, Back-2-School Bowl, Our Events and More News! fb.me/1jZggCOg0


NewsRoom Etsy Store Now Open, Still Time To Save On Spill P…

Tuesday, July 30th, 2013

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NewsRoom Working on our newsletter, will go out early next…

Friday, July 26th, 2013

Working on our newsletter, will go out early next week. Love making our own newsletter in Dreamweaver w a lil help from @emmaemail


Notes From The Capitol – 4th of July in D.C.

Friday, July 26th, 2013

As much as I am an American History buff, I have never celebrated the 4th of July in our nation’s capitol, until this year. My daughter Michelle, is starting an internship with Senator Carl Levin’s D.C. office, so Gail, Michelle and I decided to arrive a few days early and spend some time sightseeing.

Aside from the blistering heat, (low 90’s every day) it has been a thoroughly enjoyable time. (Apparently, citizens of the D.C. area treat the Heat Index they way we Michiganders brag about the Wind Chill. It is a staple of the local TV weather report.)

We stumbled into the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival. This year it was Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival. It featured highly skilled masters and apprentices from rural areas, as well as musicians, dancers, and artisans from more urban settings. The Festival program highlighted the vitality of this culture, including wonderful crafts such as baskets and saddles.

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But the highlight of the trip, of course, was the watching the fireworks on the National Mall. Sitting near the Capitol you see the fireworks behind and above the Washington Monument. Here are a few photos. Enjoy.

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We Mean Green!

Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

In the heat of the summer we are outside at our favorite festivals and events promoting green living. I truly value all of the relationships we make – and lets be honest you aren’t really practicing what you preach unless you are hitting the streets and talking to people and getting involved. Maxi Container and our new sister company mirainbarrel are both committed to our local communities, (We recently had a workshop at Romulus Community Gardens too!). Whether it’s Joshua and Richard’s home town of Farmingtons’ Founders Festival or in farm country at the Lavender Festival in Armada, we simply make it happen. We bring affordable and Eco-conciouss products to help you garden, we select events that we think we fit but we are always open to new ones. If you know of an event in Michigan that you think we would like to exhibit at please send Joshua an email at joshua@maxicontainer.com

It’s all about the green, but not just the $ for us (that doesn’t hurt) but we are all about upcycling containers and making them Rain Barrels and Composters. They work great, and are an economical and sustainable decision any home-owner should invest in.

Not only to we go to festivals and events but we host our own. If you, your church, garden club, brownie troop, classroom, etc. are interested in learning more about rain barrels and composting with mirainbarrel please contact us.

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Please check out all of our photos on our Flickr.


NewsRoom Don’t miss our follow up Huntington Woods event th…

Monday, July 15th, 2013

Don’t miss our follow up Huntington Woods event this Thursday night, still time to sign up mirainbarrel.com/signup #green #rainbarrels #MI


NewsRoom At one of our favorite events, The Lavender Festiv…

Friday, July 12th, 2013

At one of our favorite events, The Lavender Festival @ Blake’s Cider Mill in Armada. Check it out, entry is only $5 #lavender


NewsRoom Visited BASCO USA today and hade a great time. Tha…

Thursday, July 11th, 2013

Visited BASCO USA today and hade a great time. Thanx Basco family – pickup our rain barrels now through them too!


NewsRoom Visiting our favorite steel drum manufacturer! (@…

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013

Visiting our favorite steel drum manufacturer! (@ Skolnik Industries) [pic]: 4sq.com/12roIab


NewsRoom We will be closed July 4th and July 5th – Have a h…

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013

We will be closed July 4th and July 5th – Have a happy and safe holiday


NewsRoom Lots of announcements from us lately, newest one…..

Thursday, June 27th, 2013

Lots of announcements from us lately, newest one… find us on Etsy! Yeah we made it finally to the premiere… fb.me/CX4OXBrI


NewsRoom It’s official we will be at the Buy Now Made in Mi…

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

It’s official we will be at the Buy Now Made in Michigan Festival for the first time this year. Very excited to… fb.me/2r0I5JWVx


NewsRoom We added another Huntington woods rain barrel work…

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

We added another Huntington woods rain barrel workshop! Due to overwhelming response we are back on July 18th mirainbarrel.com/signup


NewsRoom Check out our Father’s Day edition of our newslett…

Friday, June 14th, 2013

Check out our Father’s Day edition of our newsletter. Lots of fun stuff inside!… fb.me/2pAVbtR14


NewsRoom Happy Father’s Day! Special on Spill Pallets, Buy…

Friday, June 14th, 2013

Happy Father’s Day! Special on Spill Pallets, Buy a Plastic Drum Train and More News from Maxi Container! e2.ma/cshare/inbound…


NewsRoom You can now pickup our rain barrels in Allen Park…

Thursday, June 13th, 2013

You can now pickup our rain barrels in Allen Park at @CultivationSta $69.95 #homeandgarden #garden #cultivate #detroit #mi #rainbarrels


NewsRoom Fathers Day newsletter edition goes out tomorrow -…

Thursday, June 13th, 2013

Fathers Day newsletter edition goes out tomorrow – sign up here, specials and fun news in each issue app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/… #enewsletter


NewsRoom Special on spill pallets this month ;)

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Special on spill pallets this month 😉


NewsRoom Been having great summer thank u to all our friend…

Monday, June 10th, 2013

Been having great summer thank u to all our friends and new customers!


NewsRoom Sorry if we don’t answer the phones today we are h…

Friday, May 24th, 2013

Sorry if we don’t answer the phones today we are having our annual Memorial Day bbq – grillmaster King cooks it up http://t.co/fPpXTEQqMO

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NewsRoom Had a great few days! Flower day, RB workshop in T…

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Had a great few days! Flower day, RB workshop in Troy @ Athens HS and guest speaker on Belle isle for DPS GoLightly AgriScience #garden


NewsRoom First time at flower day! What an amazing sight to…

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

First time at flower day! What an amazing sight to see the whole city enjoying themselves and promoting green… fb.me/uug3lnZP


NewsRoom We are very busy, sorry for the delay in this mont…

Friday, May 17th, 2013

We are very busy, sorry for the delay in this month’s eNewsletter