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 purchasing parking stops manufactured from another material. It simply
requires that a procuring agency, when purchasing concrete parking
stops or parking stops made with plastic or rubber, purchase these
items made with recovered materials when these items meet applicable
specifications and performance requirements.
Section D-3--Channelizers, Delineators, and Flexible Delineators
Containing Recovered Plastic, Rubber, or Steel
Preference Program: EPA recommends that, based on the recovered
materials content levels shown in Table D-3, procuring agencies
establish minimum content standards for use in purchasing channelizers,
delineators, and flexible delineators.
Table D-3 .--Recommended Recovered Materials Content Levels for
Channelizers, Delineators, and Flexible Delineators Containing Recovered
Plastic, Rubber, or Steel
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Postconsumer
Product
Material
content (%)
25-95
Channelizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rubber (base only).....
100
Delineators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25-90
100
Rubber (base only).....
Steel (base only)......
25-50
Flexible delineators . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25-85
Note: EPA's recommendation does not preclude a procuring agency from
purchasing channelizers, delineators, or flexible delineators
manufactured from another material. It simply requires that a
procuring agency, when purchasing these items made from rubber,
plastic, or steel, purchase them made with recovered materials when
these items meet applicable specifications and performance
requirements.
Specifications: EPA recommends that procuring agencies use the
following specifications when procuring channelizers, delineators, and
flexible delineators:
(1) The Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices contains specifications for the size, shape, mounting,
and placement of temporary traffic control devices.
(2) The States of Florida and North Carolina have specifications
that require the use of recovered materials in their flexible
delineators. The California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) has
specifications for "Drivable
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