The average residential roof removal gnerates some 1-3 tons of asphalt shingles, depending on whether the old roof consisted of 1 or 2 layers. All this adds up to an estimated total of 10 million tons ...

Owens Corning and its partners have successfully deconstructed asphalt shingles into their component parts. Shown here, from left, is asphalt, filler, and granules extracted from waste shingles.

As long as local recyclers of asphalt shingles can meet a new material specification put forth by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), asphalt shingles from roofs could be used as part ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 11 to 13 million tons of asphalt shingles end up in US landfills each year, where it will take upwards of 300 years for them to break down. Every ...

Unless you have been living in a cave for the last 20 years, you are aware that the U.S. landfill situation has been volatile. It’s hard to believe, but the statistics show that as a nation, we ...

SAN ANTONIO – In 2015 alone, 2 million tons of recycled asphalt shingles went into new pavement around the country, which saved taxpayers $2.6 billion. Shingle recycling is big business, and one that ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asphalt shingles are a common roofing material - and a common waste in home repair projects. In fact, every year 10 million tons of shingles are torn off roofs in ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Odds are good that the old shingles torn off a homeowner's roof will end up in the asphalt of a state highway project and not the local landfill. This month, the Cedar Rapids/Linn ...

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) continues to advance toward its aspiration to create a circular shingle economy and divert waste from landfills. The company announced today ...