60-2-240. Use of postconsumer recycled materials in highway construction projects -- definition.
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60-2-240 . Use of postconsumer recycled materials in highway construction projects -- definition.
(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;
(b)roadway aggregates;
(c)bedding material;
(d)foundation material; and
(e)filter material.
(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)As used in this section, "postconsumer recycled material" means recycled glass processed into glass cullet, reclaimed asphalt and concrete, and recycled tires.