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.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Highway Administration
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Authors:
- Davio, R
- Publication Date: 2000-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Photos; References;
- Pagination: p. 16-23
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Serial:
- Public Roads
- Volume: 64
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
- ISSN: 0033-3735
- Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
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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