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The Recycled Materials Resource Center is a federal-university partnership that serves as a research and outreach facility for the highway community, and a catalyst for beneficial use of recycled materials.

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New Research
New RMRC research projects are now posted here>>

A draft Final Report for Project 60, Quantifying the Benefits of Using CCPs in Sustainable Construction, is now available here>>

Recycled Materials in Roadway Construction: The Many Ways of Going Green
This Webinar, recorded on March 25, showcases resources available to assist transportation agencies in expanding their use of recycled materials.

Read an April 2010 FOCUS article about the webinar here>>
Watch the Webinar here>>

Environmental Issues of Recycling Tear-Off Roofing Shingles Webinar
On October 7, NAPA, WasteCap Resource Solutions, CMRA, and Wisconsin DNR produced a webinar entitled, Environmental Issues of Recycling Tear-Off Roofing Shingles. The webinar was attended by 125 participants from around the continent and lasted for almost two hours. A broad range of environmental and other regulatory issues were discussed, including case study highlights from Minnesota and Wisconsin. A PDF of the handouts can be found here>>

LTAP Survey
The RMRC LTAP Survey is posted here>>


	RMRC in the News

	Green roads: Highways of the future? Article about the problems we face with the planet's fast-growing road systems. more>> US Infrastructure, 09.10.09

	Features

			User Guidelines for Byproducts and Secondary Use Materials in Pavement Construction The User Guidelines have recently been updated with new materials and new evaluation guidance. Check it out here>>

			PaLATE This computer-based life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) tool uses environmental parameters to assist decision-makers in evaluating the use of recycled materials. Download now here>>

			RMRC Foundry Sand Webinar The RMRC sponsored a series of 6 webinars on the use of foundry sands in transportation and infrastructure applications in the fall of 2008. To view the streamed presentations, click here>>

			The latest RMRC Quarterly Newsletter is now on-line. Check it out here>>

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