Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 60-2-240 - Use of postconsumer recycled materials in highway construction projects(1) The department shall use postconsumer recycled material in federal and state highway construction projects, including but not limited to use as: (a) roadway fill material;(d) foundation material; and(2) The department shall take procedural steps to provide for the incorporation of postconsumer recycled material into a highway project to ensure that:(a) road construction projects use postconsumer recycled material when the cost is less than or equal to the cost of other materials used for the same purpose; and(b) engineering standards demonstrate the acceptable use of postconsumer recycled material for a project.(3) For the purposes of this section, "postconsumer recycled material" means recycled glass processed into glass cullet, reclaimed asphalt and concrete, and recycled tires.En. Sec. 1, Ch. 166, L. 2011.