Exploring Salt Alternatives
Faced with salt shortages and growing demand for more sustainable alternatives, many municipalities and winter maintenance contractors have been forced to adopt different approaches to ensuring winter safety. Some of…
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City of Mississauga Sends Brine Tanks to King City for Reuse
Background Mavis South Works Yard in Mississauga housed three large above‑ground storage tanks used to store salt brine for winter maintenance operations. The brine program supported anti‑icing and pre‑wetting activities…
Challenges to Reducing Winter Salt Use: Addressing Limited Liability in Ontario Webinar Archive
On June 24th, 2025, Partners in Project Green was joined by the Ontario Salt Pollution Coalition (OSPC), Landscape Ontario, and Pristine Property Maintenance to understand the role of government in…
Members Only Practical Sustainable Salt Management Checklist
Additional permissions are required to access this content. Get Access Already a member? Log in here. Note: If you do not have a PPG log-in yet, please email Julia Kole at ppg@trca.ca and…
Using Native, Salt-Tolerant Plants to Restore Impacted Soils Webinar Archive
On June 4th, 2024, Partners in Project Green was joined by researchers and practitioners from Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Royal Military College of Canada, Queen’s University, and Ontario Ministry…
Sustainable Salt Management Resource Hub
Are You Using Too Much Road Salt? Every winter, Canada applies approximately 7 million tonnes of road salt! Best practices indicate that approximately 58g/m2 of salt is an appropriate amount,…