(1) The department shall use postconsumer recycled material in federal and state highway construction projects, including but not limited to use as:
(a) roadway fill material;
(b) roadway aggregates;
(c) bedding material;
(d) foundation material; and
(e) filter material.
(2) The department shall take procedural steps to provide for the incorporation of postconsumer recycled material into a highway project to ensure that:
(a) road construction projects use postconsumer recycled material when the cost is less than or equal to the cost of other materials used for the same purpose; and
(b) engineering standards demonstrate the acceptable use of postconsumer recycled material for a project.
(3) As used in this section, "postconsumer recycled material" means recycled glass processed into glass cullet, reclaimed asphalt and concrete, and recycled tires.