HI HR159

Urges the Departments of Transportation, Health, and Business, Economic Development and Tourism, and all counties to explore practical uses for municipal solid waste ash instead of landfill disposal.

Notes that the H-POWER Plant in Campbell Industrial Park processes over 600,000 tons of waste annually, with incineration reducing volume by 90 percent but leaving ash residue requiring landfill placement.

References international and domestic uses of municipal solid waste ash for road construction as base or fill material in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Texas, California, and Massachusetts.

Identifies municipal solid waste ash as a potential aggregate material for concrete construction.

Requests the Department of Transportation to submit a report with findings and recommendations on practical uses of municipal solid waste ash to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2016 Regular Session convening.