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Recycling Summary

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

Roadway Recycled Materials and Products Placed in FY10
192,000 cubic yards	Compost
143,000 tons	Fly Ash
22,900 tons	Oil and Gas Well Drill Cuttings
5,500 tons	Crumb Rubber
2,200 tons	Glass Traffic Beads
1,200 tons	Cellulose Fiber Mulch

While many roadway specifications allow contractors to choose recycled materials, many of our FY10 contracts specified recycled materials.

Roadway Recycled Materials Specified in Contracts Let in FY10
337,000 cubic yards	Compost
6,106 tons	Crumb Rubber
3,670 tons	Cellulose Fiber Mulch

We recovered significant quantities of materials and products for reuse or recycling in FY10.

Recovered Products and Materials
3.34 million tons	Asphalt Pavement
1.01 million tons	Concrete Pavement
3,070 tons	Scrap Metal
2,030 tons	Scrap-Tire Rubber
768 tons	Scrap Paper

In FY10, we purchased more than $25 million worth of environmentally preferable products, not including roadway pavement materials.

Purchases of Recycled-Content Products
$7.74 million	Compost Products
$697 million	Printing and Writing Paper
$2,200,000	Glass Traffic Beads
$894,000	Cellulose Fiber Mulch
$869,000	Re-Refined Motor Oils and Lubricants
$719,000	Remanufactured Toner Cartridges
$530,000	Flexible Delineator Posts
$197,000	Paper Towels and Tissues

These Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) websites list our FY11 green purchases:

Total green purchases including 1st Choice - total purchases of recycled, remanufactured and other environmentally sensitive products.
Non-delegated green purchases - green purchases by product category.