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WHERE DO RECYCLED SHINGLES GO?
WHERE DO RECYCLED SHINGLES GO?
Recycled asphalt shingles can be used in a variety of end uses, including:
Recycled asphalt shingles can be used in a variety of end uses, including:
Asphalt Pavement
Alternative Fuel used in Power Plants and Cement Kilns
Cold Patch – for potholes. Sidewalks, utility cuts, driveways, ramps, bridges, and parking lots
Pothole Patch
Road and ground cover
BENEFITS: FOR ROOFERS AND WASTE HAULERS
BENEFITS: FOR ROOFERS AND WASTE HAULERS
Promotes green construction for LEED credits or certification projects
Significantly reduces shingle disposal cost – much cheaper than the landfill
Shingle recycling can be used as a selling point to homeowners
Minimizes waste stream from going into the landfill
Various states are expected to ban the disposal of asphalt shingles in landfills
BENEFITS: FOR HOT-MIX ASPHALT PRODUCERS
BENEFITS: FOR HOT-MIX ASPHALT PRODUCERS
Estimated cost savings of $5.00 to over $7.00 per ton of HMA
Process can be engineered to provide HMA with equivalent or better performance
Improved resistance to pavement cracking
Improved resistance to rutting
Conservation of natural resources – reduced use of virgin asphalt cement & mined aggregate
BENEFITS: FOR COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS AND CEMENT KILNS
BENEFITS: FOR COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS AND CEMENT KILNS
Reduces cost of virgin fuel - coal and fuel oil
Reduces carbon footprint of the facility
Promotes green sustainable technologies
Asphalt has an energy value of 17,000 BTU's/lb
BENEFITS: FOR THE COMMUNITY
BENEFITS: FOR THE COMMUNITY
Conservation of natural resources by reducing the demand for oil and mined aggregate
Conservation of landfill space by keeping roofing shingles out of landfills
Produces longer lasting roads
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