Winter is definitely here. And with winter comes snow and ice. Did you know that salt damages grass and concrete?
Not only that, salt used to melt icy roads and sidewalks end up flowing into rivers, lakes and soil, creating dangerously salty environments for some freshwater plants, animals and humans. Salt never leaves the soil or water without treatment. Aquatic animals like frogs can’t breed in these high salt concentrations. Research is finding our rivers will end up with a higher concentration of salt than the ocean. That will, in turn, need to be treated for human consumption.
There are many other ways to deal with ice and snow without the use of salt. Salt is the easiest way and it doesn’t even work with temperatures lower than -20 Celsius. Salt is also very harmful to concrete and infrastructure. Think of all the repairs spent by the cities removing and replacing concrete. Animals on the side of highways licking salt cause accidents and animals to be killed. I think it is a major problem. Cities and people just use salt because that is how it has been done for so many years. People don’t like change and fight change. People need to the right thing and make a small change that could make a huge difference economically, environmentally and sustain our ecosystems.
Contact Lawn Revival Inc. today to find out how you can prevent this type of damage while remaining environmentally conscious. It's not as expensive as you may think! Just do the math - replace your entire driveway or use a product that won't damage it in the first place. It's a no-brainer!
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