In communities that are testing these programs, paving roads with shingle waste proves to be a mutually beneficial effort in that the roads perform better than an average paving project and save money too. Tests in Missouri, where 36 recycled-asphalt paving projects were slated for 2008, have shown that adding recycled shingles may actually make roads more resistant to wear and decrease cracking and rutting, according to the Asphalt Institute.
And if the environmental implications of paving with old shingles, and therefore using less oil, don’t hook governments, the cost might. Using asphalt shingles can save $3 to $5 per ton of asphalt, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation, which estimates that a typical road-resurfacing project uses about 30,000 tons of asphalt for a total savings of $90,000 to $150,000.
Nice to see that asphalt shingles are being recycled, though some of these centers being closed down is a set back but a process has started and I am sure we will see more recycling centers opening up, as it becomes profitable.
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