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Practical Sustainable Salt Management Checklist
Road salt is a major component of winter maintenance plans to reduce accidents, injury, and mortality associated with icy conditions. However, it is all too common that roadways, parking lots, and walkways are covered with too much salt, which can damage nearby infrastructure, soils, plants, aquatic ecosystems, and groundwater. Property owners and managers can update their road salt application practices to reduce salt use with this Sustainable Salt Management Checklist, developed by Partners in Project Green (PPG) with materials and resources developed by Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP). The checklist is to be used as a starting point to assess if salt management best practices are currently being implemented and identify opportunities for improvement.
Procurement Best Practices for Winter Maintenance
This section includes a collection of resources aimed at supporting businesses in understanding the financial and safety impacts of poor road salt management and provides guidance on procuring for winter maintenance contracts that apply best practices for salt delivery.
Case Studies
The following section highlights PPG members taking action to reduce road salt use on their properties. Here you can learn about the steps businesses are taking across the GTA to minimize their impact on the environment, save money and protect staff and visitor safety with responsible road salt management.
Additional Resources
The following section includes a shortlist of additional resources for those wanting to learn more about the environmental impacts of road salt and what private land-owners can do to make a positive difference.