Use Of Postconsumer Recycled Materials In Highway Construction Projects -- Definition

(1) The department shall use postconsumer recycled material in federal and state highway construction projects, including but not limited to use as: (a) roadway fill material; (b) roadway aggregates; (c) bedding material; (d) foundation material; and (e) filter material. (2) The department shall take procedural steps to provide for the incorporation of postconsumer recycled material into a highway project to ensure that: (a) road construction projects use postconsumer recycled material when the cost is less than or equal to the cost of other materials used for the same purpose; and (b) engineering standards demonstrate the acceptable use of postconsumer recycled material for a project. (3) As used in this section, "postconsumer recycled material" means recycled glass processed into glass cullet, reclaimed asphalt and concrete, and recycled tires.