Beneficial Uses

    Street sweeping waste has potential for beneficial use in a number of different applications:

  • road sand for deicing and traction on winter roads

  • daily or weekly cover for landfills

  • compost additive

  • containment and absorption material for hazardous material spills

  • roadway fill or backfill

  • subfill for potholes

  • replacement for raw material in concrete or asphalt

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The University of Maine

ŠThis is an official publication of The University of Maine.  "Beneficial Use of Solid Waste in Maine."

March 12, 2006.  http://useit.umaine.edu/