It has long been established that the use of rock salt has negative effects on the environment. In fact there are documented cases of contamination to drinking water and complete destruction of aquatic Eco systems due to excessive salt use. …
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If you are one of those people that has to get up early in the morning to go to work and don’t have the luxury of parking your vehicle indoors in the winter, then you are probably scrapping ice in…
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While de-icing salts are said to be essential to keep safe mobility for travel routes (e.g. roads, parking lots, sidewalks) their extensive use can become very harmful to wood species and landscapes near or around road sides where most often…
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It may be 2016, but there’s still companies out there trying to market their calcium chloride icemelters as eco and pet friendly. Not only is this disingenuous to the consumer, it could put pets at risk. Calcium chloride is caustic…
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Recently, The Snow Removal Service Liability Limitation Act was signed into law in Illinois. What does this mean? The Snow Magazine (http://www.snowmagazineonline.com/article/illinois-legislative-alert-asca/) says that “This law now makes indemnification agreements and hold-harmless language passing liability from the property owner or…
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It’s time to gear up for the winter season, and it’s going to be a cold one! This year’s weather prediction, brought to you by the Old Farmer’s Almanac, has declared this year to be a rough one (and we…
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