Processed Glass Aggregate Specifications and Approved Uses by State - New England

State

Environmental Agency - Graduation and Contamination Requirements

Environmental Agency - Approved Uses

Transportation Agency - Gradation and Contamination Requirements

Transportation Agency - Approved Uses

Mandatory Glass Recycling*

MA

• 100% of PGA must pass 3/8" sieve

• PGA must consist of clean mixed color cullet with a maximum residual content (i.e., food, paper, etc.) of 5% by volume

• No glass products other than food or beverage containers (i.e., fluorescent lights, video screens, windowpanes, etc.)

• Subgrade construction applications

• Subsoil drainage systems

• Substitute for conventional aggregate in asphalt or concrete

• Daily cover

• 100% of PGA must pass 3/8" sieve

• Maximum of 5% mass of the material may be produced from china dishes, ceramics, plate glass or other glass products

• Allowed at a maximum addition rate of 10% by mass provided any subbase material will not be exposed

• The material shall consist of recycled glass food or beverage containers free of debris such as paper, metals, fabrics, toxins, clay or loam

• Structural fill

• Subbase material for roads

Yes

NH

• 100% of PGA shall pass a 1" sieve

• Subbase material for roads, bedding material for pipes and fill around retaining walls and foundations

• Shall not be applied to ground surface and left uncovered as a final application; not approved as general fill

• If used in public works application, must meet specifications of town or governmental unit using it

• If used in private application, must meet specifications as determined by professional engineer or architect licensed in NH

• 100% of PGA must pass 3/8" sieve

• Up to 20% PGA may be used to replace road base gravel (20% PGA/80% gravel mix)

• Glass cullet shall meet requirements of AASHTO M318

• Glass cullet base course blends shall be capped with standard specification base course materials before the traveling public can drive over the material

• Drainage

• Pipe bedding

• Structural fill

• Subbase material for roads

No

VT

• 95% of the material shall pass a 1” (25.0mm) sieve

• Not more than 3% of the material passing the No. 4 (4.75mm) sieve shall pass a No. 200 (0.075mm) sieve

• Material shall contain 5% or less by mass china dishes, ceramics or plate glass

• Material shall be less than 1% screw tops, plastic cap rings, or other contaminants

• Base course, subbase layer and embankments for roadway, trails, parking lots and sidewalk applications

• Utility trench bedding and backfill applications

• Drainage applications

• Filter media for wastewater treatment systems

• 95% of the material shall pass a 1-inch (25.0 mm) sieve

• Not more than 3% of the material passing the No. 4 (4.75 mm) sieve shall pass a No. 200 (0.075 mm) sieve

• Materials used to produce PGA shall consist of recycled glass food or beverage containers

• Small amounts (less than 5% total) of china dishes, ceramics, plate (window or mirror) glass, or other glass products allowed in PGA

• PGA material shall not contain more than trace amounts of screw tops, plastic cap rings, or other contaminants

• Amounts of contaminants greater than 1% by weight shall be grounds for rejection of the entire PGA batch

• Structural fill

• Subbase material for roads

• Drainage

• PGA subbase blends must be approved for use on the Project by the Engineer in writing prior to being placed on a Project. In-place blending of PGA with other materials is not permitted

Yes

CT

• Crushed recycled glass may include glass food or beverage containers with less than 5%, by volume, of other solid waste material e.g. plastic, metal or paper

• Has been combined by processing source-separated recyclable solid waste at an intermediary processing facility

• Cannot be marked as cullet for remelt

• Must have components that measure not greater than 3/8”

• Must be virtually inert

• Landfill cover

• Fill material including aggregate for asphalt or concrete or any other subgrade construction application in which the glass would serve as a substitute for sand or stone aggregate

• Glass material may not constitute greater than 10% by volume of clean fill

• If glass is used in reclaimed waste, its individual particles shall be no larger than 1 inch and shall be thoroughly mixed with other embankment materials such that its content anywhere in the embankment shall not exceed 25% by weight

• Stockpiled reclaimed waste material containing no more than 25% of glass by weight and no more than 2% by weight of asphalt cement may be used for part or all borrow requirements

• If glass is used in bituminous concrete materials, crushed recycled container glass (CRCG) must: (1) not exceed 5% by weight of total aggregate; (2) contain no more than 1% by weight of contaminants such as paper, plastic and metal; and (3) 100% must be crushed to 3/8 of an inch or less

• Embankment material as reclaimed waste

• To meet borrow requirements

• May be used in bituminous concrete mixtures for pavement subbase and base courses

• Engineer approval required

Yes

ME

• No state specifications for PGA

• N/A

• No state specifications for PGA

• N/A

No

RI

• No state specifications for PGA

• N/A

• No state specifications for PGA

• N/A

Yes

Massachusetts

Department of Environmental Protection

PGA Specifications: Website

Contact: Greg Cooper, Division Director – BAW Business Compliance & Recycling,

greg.cooper@mass.gov

617-292-5988

Department of Transportation

PGA Specifications (found in supplemental specifications): Website

Contact: Daniel N. Digilio, Civil Engineer – Quality Assurance, Materials and Research

daniel.digilio@dot.state.ma.us

MassDOTQCML@dot.state.ma.us (general inquiries)

New Hampshire

Department of Environmental Services

PGA Specifications: Website

Contact: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Solid Waste Bureau

solidwasteinfo@des.nh.gov

603-271-2925

Department of Transportation

PGA Specifications (found in highway design specifications): Website

Contact: Deirdre Nash, Assistant Research Engineer

Deirdre.Nash@dot.nh.gov

(603) 271-8995

Vermont

Department of Environmental Conservation

PGA Specifications: Website

Contact: Barb Schwendtner, Solid Waste Compliance Chief, Waste Management & Prevention Division

barb.schwendtner@vermont.gov

Agency of Transportation (VTrans)

PGA Specifications (found in Standard Specifications): Website

Contact: Nick Van Den Berg, P.E. Materials Manager, Highway Division Construction & Materials Bureau

nick.vandenberg@vermont.gov

Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

PGA Specifications: Website

Contact: Chris Nelson, Supervising Environmental Analyst

chris.nelson@ct.gov

Department of Transportation

PGA Specifications: Website

Contact: David Kilpatrick, Connecticut Department of Transportation

David.Kilpatrick@ct.gov