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People often think more salt equals more snow and ice melt. Around 12 ounces – roughly a coffee mug full – effectively treats a 20-foot driveway or 10 sidewalk squares (about 1,000 square feet).

What to know: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recommends that just a coffee mug’s worth of salt, around 12 ounces, should be enough to de-ice an entire driveway or 10 sidewalk squares.

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Some northwest Ohio residents and business owners are going to Detroit and even Chicago to find ice melt and sidewalk salt due to local stores being sold out. Skip Navigation.

In fact, a 12-ounce cup holds enough salt for 10 sidewalk squares, or a 20-foot driveway, the agency said in a tweet Sunday. City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. In the air ...