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Pet-Safe Ice Melt: What “Pet Friendly” on the Bag Actually Means

Pet-Safe Ice Melt: What “Pet Friendly” on the Bag Actually Means

by KDM Services | Sep 25, 2026 | Blog

“Pet friendly” is one of the most common phrases printed on ice melt bags, and one of the least regulated. There’s no legal standard that defines what a company has to prove before putting those words on the packaging. That doesn’t mean the...

How Much Ice Melt Do You Actually Need This Winter? A Buyer’s Guide for Homes, Businesses, and Municipalities

How Much Ice Melt Do You Actually Need This Winter? A Buyer’s Guide for Homes, Businesses, and Municipalities

by KDM Services | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog

If you’re trying to figure out how many bags of ice melt to buy for your driveway, or how many pallets your property needs for the season, the honest answer is: it depends on your square footage, your surface type, and how many storms your area typically sees....

The El Niño Trap: Why This Winter’s “Mild” Forecast Doesn’t Mean You Can Cut Your Deicing Budget

The El Niño Trap: Why This Winter’s “Mild” Forecast Doesn’t Mean You Can Cut Your Deicing Budget

by KDM Services | Sep 11, 2026 | Blog

It’s September 11th, and if you’ve glanced at any local weather coverage in the last few weeks, you’ve probably seen a version of the same headline: a historically strong El Niño is developing in the Pacific, and it’s expected to dominate the...

The Storage Gap: Why the Salt Contract You Just Signed Still Needs Somewhere Dry to Go

The Storage Gap: Why the Salt Contract You Just Signed Still Needs Somewhere Dry to Go

by KDM Services | Aug 21, 2026 | Blog

If you followed the last few weeks of coverage on this site, there’s a decent chance your winter salt contract is further along than it was in July. You’ve priced your tonnage, maybe locked a staged delivery schedule, maybe pushed a contractor’s...

The Ports Are the Problem: What This Week’s Salt Market Report Means for Connecticut Buyers Heading Into Fall

The Ports Are the Problem: What This Week’s Salt Market Report Means for Connecticut Buyers Heading Into Fall

by KDM Services | Aug 7, 2026 | Blog

A new industry report circulating this week put numbers behind something we’ve been flagging since early July: the road salt market isn’t just tight, it’s structurally exposed in a way that has nothing to do with how much salt is sitting in the...

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