ROH §14-19.2
Rules for using recycled glass in city road paving
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section tells the city when and how to use glasphalt, a paving material with recycled glass, in road projects. It sets limits on the glass content and size, and requires city contracts to include these rules. It only applies if glasphalt is available.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Glasphalt specifications and use
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Notwithstanding the Standard Specifications For Public Works Construction dated September1986, glasphalt, if available, shall be used in city road construction and paving projects in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Glasphalt may be used in the surface mix on roads with a 40 mph speed limit or less; provided that such glasphalt shall have a maximum 10 percent cullet;
(2) Glasphalt shall be used in the subsurface mix on all roads, irrespective of the speed limit for those roads; provided that such glasphalt shall have a maximum 10 percent cullet;
(3) The cullet may be fine to coarse; provided that no piece shall be greater than 0.375 inch sieve size;
(4) Cullet may consist of clean or contaminated mixed color glass, but shall not contain any biodegradable material such as paper; and
(5) Glasphalt may contain recycled asphalt.
(b) All bid specifications for city road construction and paving projects shall require that the glasphalt and cullet, if available, be used in the roads that meet the requirements set forth in subsection (a).
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