Minneapolis neighbors team up to offer road salt alternatives

Name: Minneapolis neighbors team up to offer road salt alternatives
Uploaded: 2024-01-07T22:24:00-0600
Duration: 2 min 8 s
Description: As temperatures drop, ice becomes more of a problem on Minnesota roads and sidewalks. But the salt that we put down is a big pollutant of our waterways, harming aquatic species and contaminating drinking water. WCCO's Kirsten Mitchell shows us how a few Minneapolis neighborhoods are teaming up to offer homeowners alternatives this winter.

As temperatures drop, ice becomes more of a problem on Minnesota roads and sidewalks. But the salt that we put down is a big pollutant of our waterways, harming aquatic species and contaminating drinking water. WCCO's Kirsten Mitchell shows us how a few Minneapolis neighborhoods are teaming up to offer homeowners alternatives this winter.