The Importance Of Keeping Your Snow Removal Work Green
Removing snow is a necessity for the harsh winters of St. Louis and its surroundings. Getting around during the snowy season is hazardous to be sure, but snow removal techniques help take away some of the imminent danger.
However, traditional snow removal techniques present environmental hazards, from the emissions of machinery to salty water runoff. To offset the need for snow removal, it is important to keep your snow removal work green.
Pro-Lawns' Approach to Green Snow Removal
With over 20 years of experience in the St. Louis area, Pro-Lawns has figured out a way to safely and effectively remove snow. To ensure that the environment isn't harmed from necessary snow removal, Pro-Lawn's uses Ice Ban. Ice Ban is a liquid agent that when combined with the salt from one of our three stores around the St. Louis area, creates a safe snow melting process, resulting in distilled water. With Pro Lawns, snow is removed safely while minimizing the negative effect on the environment.
Know your Snow Removal Needs
Commercial centers thrive on their accessibility, but during the winter months, those centers can become empty if they are not cleared of ice and snow. The best snow removal techniques for commercial properties come from companies that are familiar with the special needs a commercial property presents. While keeping a clear path during the winter, they must keep in mind the impact that snow removal will have on the property's landscaping during the snow-free months of the year. To this end, it is important to engage a snow removal company well before the first snow, so that they may become familiar with the property and the challenges it presents.
Environmental Impact of Salt Snow Removal Technique
The most common and often easiest snow removal technique is known as salting. Salting is generally considered the safest and most effective way to clear roadways and paths for vehicle and pedestrian use. But salting does have a downside. While it quickly melts the ice and snow into water, the resulting water is excessively salty and creates an environmental hazard. The water with excessive salt then seeps into soil and thereby into drinking water sources, rendering the water unfit for human consumption and possibly creating health problems for humans.
The outlook for plant life isn't much better. Elevated sodium levels affect plants, trees and other vegetation negatively, causing shorter roots and consequential problems with absorption of vital nutrients. While this isn't evident in the winter, it can mean expensive replanting and landscaping when the spring comes.These effects on both humans and plant life are negated by Pro-Lawns' use of Ice-Ban mentioned above.