Utilization of Recycled and Reclaimed Materials in Illinois Highway Construction in 2009

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• Creators:
  Brownlee, Michael ; Burgdorfer, Ryan
• Corporate Creators:
  Illinois. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Admixtures Alkalinity By-products Costs Pozzolanic Action Products Recycled Materials Road Construction Supplementary Materials Waste Products (Materials)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  IL-PRR-158
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Illinois
• Edition:
  Annual Report, Calendar Year 2009
• Corporate Publisher:
  Illinois. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
• Abstract:
  The Illinois Department of Transportation published Physical Research Report 142, “Utilization of Recycled Materials in Illinois Highway Construction” in 2002. The 2002 report provided the types and quantities of recycled materials used by the Department in highway construction. This report is a revised version of the previously titled report. Revisions include updated quantities, costs, and current applications. Material quantities are from calendar year 2009 to ensure complete quantities were reported. Quantities of materials used can vary greatly and are dependent upon the type of projects being constructed in a given year and the size of the highway program. Fluctuations in commodity prices will influence the economic impact of a given recycled material. Material costs in this report were determined in early 2011 as a point of reference. The preface of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s (IEPA) 2008 Annual Landfill Capacity Report states “On Jan. 1, 2009, 48 landfills reported more than one billion gate cubic yards of remaining capacity, up 10.1 percent from a year ago. Capacity from a new facility in Clinton permitted in 2008 was included.” Even though capacity increased during that reporting period, waste continues to accumulate, and availability and capacity of landfill spaces will most likely diminish. In an attempt to slow the decrease in capacity, agencies are increasing application and use of recycled and reclaimed materials in highway construction. The quantities of recycled and reclaimed materials used—tonnage, in general—indicated within the report and summarized in the appendix are based on materials use as reported to the Materials Integrated System for Test Information and Communication (MISTIC) for calendar year 2009.
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• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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