City of Milwaukee will try mixing cheese brine with rock salt to deice streets MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee has literally been down this road before. What could the city's Department of Public Works mix with rock salt to deice its streets in the winter? Rock salt is plentiful and inexpensive, but concerns have been raised about its long term effects on roads and the environment.
Sept. 12, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Cheese brine is Milwaukee's latest deicer Milwaukee has literally been down this road before. What could the city's Department of Public Works mix with rock salt to deice its streets in the winter? Rock salt is plentiful and inexpensive, but concerns have been raised about its long term effects on roads and the environment. This winter, public works crews will try mixing cheese brine with the rock salt. The brine is a liquid waste ...
Sept. 12, 2013 - WISC-TV Madison