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West Union, IA - County Uses Disposed Kosher Salt Of Agriprocessors For Winter Road Salting |
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The Postville plant had been disposing of used kosher salt, about 1,000 tons per year, by shipping it to Milwaukee, he said.
Earlier this summer, with the county facing a salt shortage, the roads department contacted Agriprocessors about taking the salt off the company's hands at no cost. The county receives the used salt in tote bags that hold about a ton of salt.
About 80 tons of salt from the kosher meat packer is presently being stored at sites around the county. The salt is screened to remove any foreign matter, and then mixed with sand just like regular salt.
With road salt selling at about $70 per ton, the county has saved about $5,600, figures the engineer.
The county used 1,700 tons of salt last year.
King said he is not sure if the county will be receiving much more salt from Agriprocessors, however. The financially troubled meatpacker is now seeking bids on the product.
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Nov 20, 2008 at 09:05 AM Anonymous Says:
giving them salt is another way how iowa did benefit from them now let them feel the wound I believe the new investors will sell it to make some more profit !
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Nov 20, 2008 at 09:35 AM Big Masmid Says:
very important news, because we have to know that if we touch the snow in West Union, IA - Fayette County, we should not touch a dairy sandwich.
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Nov 20, 2008 at 09:14 AM Anonymous Says:
No wonder they wanted to shut the plant down. Greedy people that they are!
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Nov 20, 2008 at 10:19 AM Yossi Ginzberg Says:
Perfect shabbos dessert- fleishing sno-cones!
But what happens if you live there and drive somewhere else? How do you explain all the bloodstains on the car?
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Nov 20, 2008 at 10:42 AM UBET Says:
Big Masmid............ very funny
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Nov 20, 2008 at 11:04 AM anonimes Says:
..........to put some salt on the wound!!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 20, 2008 at 12:23 PM Yankel Says:
Give them Crow,,Let them eat crow these reshoim...Give them nothing these mamzers have destroyed the lives of over 200 familys. They should kiss the feet of the rubashkins. instead what do they do? they put him in jail,,what a disgrace