2011 Environmental Product Guide - Sea Grant College Program

Construction Products (cont.)Return to Table Of ContentsFloor Tiles and Patio Blocks 1ProductMaterialPostconsumer Content(%)Total Recovered MaterialContent (%)Patio Blocks:Rubber or Rubber Blends 90-100 --Rubber or Rubber Blends -- 90-100Floor Tiles:Rubber 90-100 --Plastic -- 90-100Flowable Fill (per cubic yard)ProductCementCoal fly ashFoundry sandWaterMaterial50 lbs.250 lbs.2,850 lbs.500 lbs.• SEE APPENDIX FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON MORE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS: Modular Threshold Ramps; NonpressurePipe; Railroad Grade Crossing Surfaces; Roofing Materials; Shower and Restroom Dividers/Partitions; Structural Fiberboardand Laminated Paperboard.Landscaping ProductsCompost and Fertilizer Made From Recovered Organic MaterialsCompostFertilizerProductMaterialEPA does not recommend any content ranges for either compost or fertilizersince both are generally made exclusively from recovered organic materialsGarden and Soaker Hoses 2Product Material Postconsumer Content (%)Garden Hose Rubber and/or Plastic 60-65Soaker Hose Rubber and/or Plastic 60-701EPA clarified in the Federal Register (FR) at 62 FR 60995, November 13, 1997, that the use of floor tiles withrecovered materials content might be appropriate only for specialty purpose uses (e.g., raised, open-web tiles fordrainage on school kitchen flooring). Such specialty purpose uses involve limited flooring areas where grease, tar,snow, ice, wetness or similar substances or conditions are likely to be present. Thus, EPA has no recovered materialscontent level recommendations for floor tiles made with recovered materials for standard office or more generalpurpose uses.2EPA’s recommendation does not preclude a procuring agency from purchasing garden and soaker hosesmanufactured from another material. It simply requires that a procuring agency, when purchasing garden and soakerhoses made from plastic or rubber, purchase these items made with recovered materials when these items meetapplicable specifications and performance requirements.7