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http://www.aalf.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:GigiDoll492&action=history Revision history for this page on the wiki en MediaWiki 1.13.3 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:55:12 GMT http://www.aalf.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:GigiDoll492&diff=28831&oldid=prev <p>New page: The Ubiquitous Grit Bins [http://www.imrubbish.co.uk/blog/2011/01/grit-bins-stay-safe-in-winter/ Grit Bins] or salt bins are a type of street furniture that is often found in countries w...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The Ubiquitous Grit Bins<br /> <br /> [http://www.imrubbish.co.uk/blog/2011/01/grit-bins-stay-safe-in-winter/ Grit Bins] or salt bins are a type of street furniture that is often found in countries where snowfall and freezing temperatures are prevalent. These sturdy containers are used to hold salt and grit mixture which are used on snow covered and unsafe sidewalks and roadways.<br /> <br /> There are two things that happen once the mixture from the grit bins are spread on a snow covered ground. First, the salt part of the mixture lowers the melting point of the snow, allowing for lower temperatures to turn the snow and ice into liquid. This involves a chemical process wherein sodium chloried heat so that the sunshine, no matter how intense or little can melt the ice and snow. The second process is mainly more of a physical change wherein the grit provides traction to slippery surface caused by the chemical change. Pebbles, sand, and woodchips are usually the components used on grit and the ones which provide the traction to prevent the non slipping of tires and people travelling on the slippery roads. <br /> <br /> This system is the better alternative as compared to shoveling the snow or having snow trucks with salt spreaders and bulldozers that clear paths on the road. Snow trucks are expensive to purchase and maintain. On the other hand, [http://www.imrubbish.co.uk/blog/2011/01/grit-bins-stay-safe-in-winter/ Grit Bin] are easy to manage and are affordable as well. Accidents are very common when driving on snow covered roads with the wheels usually spinning out of control. Passersby may also slip and get injured whenever they cross on snow covered sidewalks. <br /> <br /> Grit bins, on the other hand, are only mere containers that store the grit mixture. As for the salt-grit mixture, it is the responsibility of the local council to supply it during their delivery runs. Another problem is the issue of the actual spreading of mixture in a certain neighborhood. The grit spreading service, for example, can be provided by the local council itself or they can also ask some of the people in the neighborhood to do their own share. This would mean that communities would need to provide shift assignments as to the shoveling and spreading of the salt-grit mixture in their communities.<br /> <br /> The first grit bin designs were brittle and easily lost their effectivity because they are made of stone and concrete. Because of this problem, it was decided that polyurethane plastic should be used as the material instead. These grit bins still experience damages but this time it is not because of the weather but the people who have a habit of vandalizing them. There are also problems about leaving the lid of this bin open which renders the mixture useless because of the sun and rain and tipping it over leading to the spilling of its contents carelessly on the floor.<br /> <br /> Truly, [http://www.imrubbish.co.uk/blog/2011/01/grit-bins-stay-safe-in-winter/ Grit Bin] play a huge role in communities that often experience extreme weather conditions. Our sidewalks and roads are made less dangerous with their help since they are the ones that store the salt-grit mixture.</div> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:32:38 GMT GigiDoll492 http://www.aalf.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:GigiDoll492