Waste Management/Recycling
Waste Management/Recycling
Reusing Paint to Improve Idaho Airstrips,…
December 11, 2024The Idaho Transportation Department’s Division of Aeronautics recently began re-using paint typically discarded by the agency’s testing laboratory for re-striping More
Waste Management/Recycling
Utah DOT Using Recycled Concrete for…
September 4, 2024The Utah Department of Transportation is recycling old concrete on the site of its Bangerter Highway project to help build More
Waste Management/Recycling
Winners Named in KYTC Adopt-A-Highway Art…
December 13, 2023The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet recently saluted the 12 student winners of its 2023 Adopt-A-Highway Art Contest; winners were chosen from More
Waste Management/Recycling
AASHTO Re:source Podcast: Hawaii DOT &…
May 31, 2023The AASHTO re:source podcast recently interviewed Ed Sniffen (above), director for the Hawaii Department of Transportation, for a two-part episode More
Waste Management/Recycling
How Arizona DOT Reuses Materials
November 30, 2022The Arizona Department of Transportation recently outlined how it reuses a variety of highway construction materials – such as asphalt, More
Waste Management/Recycling
Hawaii DOT wants plastic waste to…
November 2, 2022The Hawaii Department of Transportation is moving forward on two fronts to transform plastic water bottles from beach-littering ‘ōpala’ or More
Waste Management/Recycling
Tennessee’s ‘Tire to Trails’ Program Wins…
September 28, 2022The Tennessee State Parks received the Project Excellence Award from the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals for its “Tires to More
Waste Management/Recycling
Louisiana DOTD Wins Award for Brine…
May 18, 2022Scott Boyle (seen above), assistant administrator of operations for District 2 of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, recently More
Waste Management/Recycling
Tennessee DOT Helping Deploy ‘Seabins’ for…
March 30, 2022The Tennessee Department of Transportation has teamed up with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTRB) and other partners to establish More
Waste Management/Recycling
NCDOT Providing Material for Artificial Reefs
February 23, 2022The North Carolina Department of Transportation is providing more than 1,000 tons of damaged concrete pipe to help the North More
Waste Management/Recycling
PennDOT Turning Plastic Waste into Roadway…
November 17, 2021For several weeks now, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has been dumping plastic waste onto the roadway near a state More
Waste Management/Recycling
Maryland Approves Effort to Turn Port…
February 3, 2021Governor Larry Hogan (R) and the Maryland Board of Public Works recently approved contracts with two Maryland companies to make More
Waste Management/Recycling
Virginia DOT Launches Second Major Anti-Litter…
December 16, 2020The Virginia Department of Transportation recently began its second major anti-littering effort on December 7 – the Beautify Virginia program – that More
Waste Management/Recycling
Georgia DOT Launches New Anti-Litter Campaign
October 28, 2020The Georgia Department of Transportation is launching a new anti-litter campaign – called “Keep It Clean Georgia” – focused on More
Waste Management/Recycling
NYSDOT Helps Expand Artificial Reef off…
October 21, 2020The New York State Department of Transportation is helping expand a series of artificial reefs off the shores of Long More
Waste Management/Recycling
Virginia DOT Launches Anti-Litter Campaign
September 30, 2020The Virginia Department of Transportation recently launched Virginia is for Lovers, Not Litter – a public outreach campaign aimed at raising More
Waste Management/Recycling
Alabama DOT Launches Anti-Litter Campaign
August 19, 2020The Alabama Department of Transportation is launching an anti-litter campaign entitled “Trash Costs Cash.” The campaign will use television, radio More
Waste Management/Recycling
Caltrans Repaves Road with Completely Recycled…
August 5, 2020The California Department of Transportation recently repaved a three-lane, 1,000-foot long section of Highway 162 using recycled asphalt pavement and More
Waste Management/Recycling
Nevada DOT Moves Toward Greener Pavement…
May 6, 2020During the many years that the Nevada Department of Transportation redefined and developed its recycled asphalt pavement program, Changlin “Charlie” More
Waste Management/Recycling
AASHTO Releases Earth Day Video
April 22, 2020In recognition of the Earth Day's 50th anniversary, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is releasing a More
