Recycling Summary

TxDOT and its contractors use significant quantities of recycled materials and products in constructing roadways.

Roadway Recycled Materials and Products Placed in FY09

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: