Life cycle assessment of the use of solid waste materials in highway construction

Achieving more resource efficient practices and the benefits that they yield are high on the political agenda. Practices which utilise solid waste materials as a substitute for virgin highway construction materials have long been integral to highway construction. This research summarises past studies which have been conducted into recycling waste materials in these applications. It also investigates the environmental credentials of using glass as a virgin aggregate replacement in bitumen bound surface layers using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The study concludes with a number of recommendations for recycling systems which utilise glass as a stone aggregate replacement material, in order to improve environmental performance overall. (A)

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• Authors:
  • WAYMAN, M
  • CORDELL, B
  • HOUGHTON, E
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: R395
• Serial:
  • TRL Published Project Report
  • Publisher: TRL
  • ISSN: 0968-4093

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Bitumen; Construction management; Environment; Environmental policy; Environmental protection; Glass; Habitat (Ecology); Highways; Life cycle analysis; Recycling; Stone matrix asphalt; Surfacing; Waste products (Materials)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Environmental management systems
• ITRD Terms: 4577: Aggregate; 4963: Bitumen; 4563: By product; 3666: Construction method; 2428: Ecobalance; 2455: Environment; 2435: Environmental management system; 4547: Glass; 2755: Highway; 4573: Recycling (mater); 4999: Stone mastic asphalt; 2972: Surfacing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Policy; I15: Environment; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01138838
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 31 2009 7:47AM