60-2-240. 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.