You Can't Beat This

The Utah State University campus has not seen a lot of snow this season but that doesn’t mean the folks at Facilities have been idle. In fact, recent storms in the past week have provided an opportunity to try a new snow melt product.

An update was provided by Rob Reeder, assistant director for Facilities Maintenance, in response to several comments and concerns.

The new ice melting product being tested on campus sidewalks includes a 50 percent solution from a sugar beet byproduct. It is not an oil-based product. The ice melt’s darker color is attributed to the sugar beet base.

Facilities is testing the product as another campus effort to be environmentally friendly, Reeder said, and the product is being used on other campuses across the country with good results.

Contact: Rob Reeder, Facilities Maintenance assistant director, (435) 797-8312, rob.reeder@usu.edu