We've installed salt bins across the borough to help you during periods of ice or snow.
You can use the salt from salt bins on the roads and pavements around your house.
You cannot use the salt from salt bins on your private property, for example on your drive or in your garden.
Please remember to close the salt bin lid after you've used it. The salt is more effective if it's kept dry before being spread.
If you see any salt bin lid which has been left open, please close it to preserve the quality of the salt.
Find a salt bin
There are over 500 salt bins on roads and pavements where we're not able to grit across the borough.
Report a damaged salt bin
To report a damaged salt bin you'll need to provide the bin number. You can find this on the metal plate attached to the bin.
If there’s no number, it’s probably not one of our salt bins. It may belong to a housing association or estate developer. In that case, please contact them directly.
When we fill salt bins
We fill salt bins at the start of winter. We monitor how much salt is used and top them up when needed.
During busy periods, when our highways teams are focused on keeping main roads safe, it might take us longer than usual to top up a salt bin.
Ordering salt
You can buy gritting salt to use on your property from most builders merchants and DIY stores.
Unfortunately, we can't provide you with salt directly. We have to preserve our stocks so we can maintain our critical road network, heavy footfall pavement areas and have enough to fill the borough's salt bins.
Find out how to clear snow and ice from pavements yourself.
Type of salt we use to fill the bins
We fill the bins with the same rock salt we use to treat roads and pedestrian areas.
There may be occasions when we have to restrict salt usage. In these circumstances, we may mix the rock salt in the salt bins with grit sand or even use white salt with grit sand.
This helps us to preserve salt supplies but also has the added benefit that it can help make the surface less slippery, especially if it's icy or hard-packed snow.