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House OKs Resolution To Study Use Of Slate Waste In Highway Projects
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The House Tuesday passed House Resolution 70 sponsored by Rep. Julie Harhart (R-Northampton) to request the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the possibility of slate waste being used in highway construction projects.
“My legislative district, which includes Slatington and the surrounding area, has a long history tied to the slate industry. Due to the processes of manufacturing slate, there is waste that the companies are looking to dispose. The companies, seeking to be as responsible as possible with the byproduct of the industry, have been contacting me over the past several years to help facilitate having slate waste included in the various approved recyclable materials PennDOT uses for highway construction projects and other applications,” said Rep. Harhart. “I have been having discussions with PennDOT since 2005 on this issue and am relieved to finally have movement on legislation that could possible help address the growing amount of slate waste in Pennsylvania.”
House Resolution 70 specifically requests PennDOT to conduct a study of the slate industry for the purpose of determining the feasibility of using recycled slate waste in projects associated with highway construction, concrete aggregate and drain fields, or as a skid-resistance aggregate.
The legislation calls for PennDOT to report its findings to the General Assembly and the Governor’s Office within six months of adoption of the resolution.
“Many other industrial waste products, such as rubber from scrap tires, fly ash and blast furnace slag, are used in highway construction, so why not the waste from the slate industry?” said Rep. Harhart. “Our local companies are proactively looking to partner with the state to reuse these materials in a productive and responsible way. A study will help to pinpoint just what uses may be most appropriate and possible.”
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12/12/2011 |
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