TxDOT and its contractors use significant quantities of recycled materials and products in constructing roadways.
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Roadway Recycled Materials and Products Placed in FY09 |
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| 259,000 cubic yards | Compost |
| 600,000 tons | Recycled Concrete Aggregate |
| 200,000 tons | Fly Ash |
| 3,600 tons | Glass Traffic Beads |
| 7,800 tons | Crumb Rubber |
| 2,300 tons | Cellulose Fiber Mulch |
While many roadway specifications allow contractors to choose recycled materials, many of our FY09 contracts specified recycled materials.
| Roadway Recycled Materials Specified in Contracts Let in FY09 | |
| 202,000 cubic yards | Compost |
| 6,650 tons | Crumb Rubber |
| 2,007 tons | Cellulose Fiber Mulch |
We recovered significant quantities of materials and products for reuse or recycling in FY09.
| Recovered Products and Materials | |
| 2.84 million tons | Asphalt Pavement |
| 948,000 tons | Concrete |
| 1,950 tons | Scrap Metal |
| 4,600 tons | Scrap-Tire Rubber |
| 520 tons | Office Paper |
In FY09, we purchased more than $51 million worth of environmentally preferable products, not including roadway materials.
| Purchases of Recycled-Content Products | |
| $12.4 million | Compost Products |
| $4.2 million | Printing and Writing Paper |
| $3.6 million | Glass Traffic Beads |
| $1.7 million | Cellulose Fiber Mulch |
| $990,000 | Re-Refined Motor Oils and Lubricants |
| $650,000 | Remanufactured Toner Cartridges |
| $600,000 | Flexible Delineator Posts |
| $256,000 | Paper Towels and Tissues |
Our FY09 green purchases are listed on the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) Web site: