LESSONS LEARNED: TXDOT'S EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) initiated a program in 1994 to encourage the use of recycled materials in Texas road construction and maintenance projects. TxDOT has learned a great deal from its 5-year initiative to use more recycled materials, and although these lessons are presented from the perspective of a state department of transportation, the ideas also apply to local road and bridge departments. The lessons are presented in seven steps: designate a point-of-contact, assess the situation, identify competitive recycled materials, formulate a plan, develop a tracking system, create a level playing field, and communicate. TxDOT's experience is provided for each step.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/00julaug/recyctx.cfm
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586080
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Davio, R
• Publication Date: 2000-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 16-23
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 64
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication; Information dissemination; Recycled materials; Recycling; Road construction; Specifications; State departments of transportation; Strategic planning; Tracking systems
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797247
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 23 2000 12:00AM