Too Salty to Sustain: Rethinking Salt Through Beet Juice Molasses
CWSF · 2026 Environment & Climate Change
Overview
After researching the lasting impacts of salt that leaks into the soil and water, from salting highways, I tested a variety of ways to better melt ice or prevent ice from forming on the highway without the environmental impact. Experimenting with Beet Juice & Molasses, a combination, independently, and at different temperatures I have found a possible solution for typical highway salting. Using the most successful solution and inspiration from farming sprayer tools, I have a viable option for highway departments and RM's to use this to create safe driving in the winter. The experiment results in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way of making our highways safe during winter.
Awards (1)
- Selected for CWSF 2026
Competition history
- CWSF 2026
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