56840 Power 6300 Enviro-Blend Ice Melter, 40-Pound

This stuff is great to put down before the storm or just before. It makes it easy to slide the shovel along the ground and push it out of the way even after getting 4-6 inches. I can't tell safe it is for pets, plants and concrete yet. I will update this review if need be. I did use this brand last year but a different version and it worked well and had no effect on pets, plants, or concrete. This is tiny white balls with a little bit of what looks like little chips of clear and brownish rock salt. I hope it isn't. As far as packaging goes, this has to be the hardest bucket I've tried to get into. I tried cutting along the tear line with an exacto blade first. Too slow. I couldn't get a good grip on an end to pull the plastic off the lid either. Then I cut along the line with tin snips. This was faster. After cutting I pried off the cover with a chisel which was also slow going. The lip that is supposed to hold the cover on does not fit snug enough to keep the container airtight. So I will probably put some plastic wrap on it and hope for the best. Last year's bucket was in my garage covered tight from last year until our first storm this year. When I opened it it was pretty stuck together. But I was able to break it all apart without much trouble and it worked fine. So hopefully this bucket will be better if I have leftover from this year.

Nice product. Melted away snow and ice off my sidewalks effectively

LIving in the land of ice & snow has it's ups and downs. This helps you keep on your feet and away from the pavement. Does the job well and pet / eco friendly is a boon. Plus size bucket worth the money especial if you have Prime delivery.

Use this for all my sidewalks and driveway. A little goes a long way here. Live in Denver Co. so our snows aren't anything like back east. This product does not hurt animals or your lawn. I like that there is some residual left from melting that tends to help with the next snow or freezing rain. It actually dries the cement quickly once the storms pass. No staining as well. I have used this product or a product from the same manufacturer for the last 5 years and will continue using it.

My dog’s paws were not affected by this rock salt. I was very pleased with this product and will order more next winter!!!

Really works! No more slipping and falling (hopefully)! Place on stairs preferably before the big freeze. Or after just wait till the ice melts.

I buy this from Amazon because of the quality and price. We have dogs and many neighborhood cars. Would never use salt or other types on my driveway. Has never burned the lawn and has not cracked our new driveway. Does not take much to melt the ice.

The salt seems to work ad its supposed to. It doesn't dry my dogs paws out like the other salts do.