California legislation paves way for aggregates recycling.Senate Bill 420, which will require the California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. (DOT) to use recycled aggregates in state paving projects unless it is economically unfeasible, has been signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] . The bill was proposed to the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality by the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA CMRA Commercial Mail Receiving Agency CMRA Construction Materials Recycling Association CMRA Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association CMRA Capital Market Risk Advisors, Inc. ), and vigorously supported by the CMRA Issues & Education Fund on its march through the legislature. CMRA members testified in front of various committees and talked with legislators to gain support for the bill, which will increase the use of recycled aggregates in the state. "Not only is this bill good for recyclers," says William Turley, executive director of the CMRA and associate publisher of Construction & Demolition Recycling, "it also is good for the taxpayers in the state because in most parts of California recycled aggregates for roadbase are priced lower than natural aggregate, or at least the same price, and they are almost always nearer to the project so trucking needs are reduced." Jim O'Neill James Leo (Jim) O'Neill (February 23, 1893 - September 5, 1976) was a backup shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators. He batted and threw right handed. of Dan Copp Crushing, Anaheim, Calif., and a legislative director for the CMRA in California adds that using more recycled aggregates will help the California economy. Natural aggregates in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and the Bay Area are shipped in from out of the country via barge or rail because there are little if any natural deposits available in those areas. "But recycling means that local employers will have local workers, and all will be paying taxes to our state instead of a foreign country while working in an environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] industry," says O'Neill. The complete text of the bill is available at www. leginfo.ca.gov. |
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