by Phill Sexton | Mar 25, 2020 | Landscape
This green and snow industry mentor, educator and adviser talks about how his leadership role has evolved. TOM CRAIN — MARCH 25, 2016 Phill Sexton is one of the nation’s preeminent green and snow industry mentors, educators and sustainability advisers. He has more...
by Phill Sexton | Apr 15, 2017 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM
The past several years have seen increased finger-pointing at the private snow and ice management industry for the environmental woes resulting from the over-application and misuse of deicer. While snow removal contractors play a role, my research over the past few...
by Phill Sexton | Feb 14, 2017 | Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM
A new alliance led by the Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) has been formed to launch an expanded Sustainable Salt Initiative (SSI); in collaboration with salt tracking technology company Viaesys, Inc.; and data analysis by the University of Waterloo. This...
by Phill Sexton | Feb 9, 2017 | Snow Removal, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Sustainable Winter Management, SWiM, WIT Advisers
A fragmented industry and the weather’s whims make buying and selling snow removal services a big white headache. As a blizzard threatened the Northeastern U.S. on Thursday morning, commercial landlords grappled with a problem that homeowners can relate to: Hiring...
by Phill Sexton | Dec 8, 2016 | Salt, Salt Abuse, Sustainable Salt Initiative, Uncategorized
With the release of sustainable salt use guidelines, SIMA aims to push the snow industry forward. Freshwater resources throughout North America are contaminated with chlorides as a result of salt use in winter management operations, experts say. With this information...
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