

2/10/09
Traffic Cones, Channelizer Drums, Flexible Delineator Posts
Postconsumer Material: A material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of recycled materials.
Traffic safety products shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be composed of a minimum of 50% total recycled rubber or plastic material content and a minimum of 10% postconsumer content.
Item | Total Recycled | Post Consumer |
Traffic Cones | 50% | 10% |
Channelizer Drums w/ 25lb. base | 50% | 10% |
Channelizer Drums w/ 40lb. base | 50% | 10% |
Flexible Delineator Posts | 50% | 10% |
Packaging shall comply with Environmental Conservation Law section 37-0205. Packaging shall not contain inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives to which any lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium is intentionally added or contain incidental concentrations of lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium which together are greater than 100 parts per million by weight (0.01%).
New York State encourages affected entities to adopt the following in order of preference when purchasing items that come in packaging:
The recommended recycled materials content levels are based on the dry weight of the raw materials, exclusive of any additives such as adhesive binders or coloring agents.