Recycle Used Roofing Shingles

Shingles can be diverted from the waste stream and transformed into asphalt pavement for our streets and highways.

Recycle used roofing shingles.

Click on your state above or use the zip code locator to find an asphalt shingle recycler. Since roofing tiles are durable and designed to withstand all conditions they effortlessly add strength and stability gripping your step and preventing falls. Asphalt shingles are recycled into asphalt used to make pavement. Thanks to their asphalt content your shingles can be used in other products like asphalt pavement for roads.

Asphalt shingles are a common roofing material and can be recycled thanks to their asphalt content. Epa region 5. This website was developed by construction demolition recycling association cdra in partnership with the u s. Many types of asphalt shingles can be recycled.

Depending on the service the recycler may bring you a container to collect the shingles or require you to drop them off. In 2015 saving taxpayers 2 6 billion according to one report. Most other types of shingles or tiles cannot be recycled in this manner. Find recycling guides for other materials.

Markets for recycled asphalt shingles include existing early stage markets such as hot mix asphalt and cold patch as well as other emerging and potential markets. Therefore recycled shingles are commonly used in public paving projects like roadways decreasing the need for new materials such as oil. If the asphalt can be reused that s far preferable. There are many centers dedicated to the recycling of asphalt shingles.

When ice and frost have arrived simply lay a path across your sidewalks and walkways using the recycled roofing shingles.