It costs Green County around $2.80 to $4.20 per mile to use cheese brine on its roads, whereas it costs more than ten times that amount — $15 to $25 per mile — to use rock salt, Narveson estimated.

Salt all over the roads — it just wouldn't be a Canadian winter without it. In fact, we use about seven million tonnes of it each year to keep from slipping on ice and snow. But some experts are ...

While one might assume the beet juice can stain roads a wine-coloured hue, Valleau notes the diluted brine doesn’t leave much residue behind. “Some communities have reported a slight odour ...

This month, Milwaukee began a pilot program to repurpose cheese brine for use in keeping city roads from freezing, mixing the dairy waste with traditional rock salt as a way to trim costs and ease ...

The University of Waterloo researcher says it's 'important to be aware that there's a downside to the use of salt' on roads. (University of Waterloo) ...