USE OF RECYCLED AND WASTE MATERIALS IN INDIANA

The improved generation, handling, and safe disposal of waste and recycled materials have become a major concern in the United States. Generators of waste are under growing pressure either to find new facilities to dispose of it, as old facilities reach their capacity, or to recycle the waste. In addition to a scarcity of disposal facilities and the associated escalating costs, stringent regulations and public perceptions have caused local governments to seek ways to use waste materials in a productive way. The Indiana Department of Transportation has been proactive and has initiated and funded several research projects in cooperation with generators to determine safe and beneficial uses in road construction. Efforts are still under way to find economically feasible and environmentally sound geotechnical applications of waste and recycled materials. This study consolidates results of research on geotechnical applications of coal combustion by-products, foundry sand, tire shreds, and crushed glass. Project case histories and revised construction specifications based on postconstruction evaluations are also presented. These geotechnical applications suggest that significant cost savings can be attained, in addition to the positive environmental impact, with the use of these materials.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/1874-09
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1874, Geology and Properties of Earth Materials 2004.
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• Authors:
  • Siddiki, N Z
  • Kim, D
  • Salgado, R
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 78-85
• Monograph Title: GEOLOGY AND PROPERTIES OF EARTH MATERIALS 2004
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1874
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Costs; Environmental impacts; Foundry sand; Geotechnical engineering; Local government; Recycled materials; Regulations; Specifications; Waste products (Materials)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Crushed glass; Tire shreds
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Environment; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Law; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00983225
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309094690
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 6 2004 12:00AM