Recycling Asphalt & Turning Roofs into Roads | Klaus Larsen Roofing

Roofing shingles are extremely unsuited for landfill disposal. Because asphalt doesn't break down, it actually creates shelves when disposed of in landfills. What happens is that the material underneath is inhibited from getting access to air or water, so the shingles do not deteriorate as they should. Over time, other waste builds up on top of these shelves, which causes a host of issues. Our process begins on site, with our 'roof in a can' containers. Asphalt, nails, underlayment and other misc. debris is tossed in and completely removed from the property. The containers are then brought to the Asphalt Roof Recycling Center​ in Stratford, CT. After the haul is weighed, it is unloaded into a staging area, at which point a pre-sort is done, where any large pieces of wood, drip edge, flashing, gutters, or plastic wrappers are removed. At the start of the line is a size reduction system. This material then goes to a sorting stage where it is hand separated. Between the nails, aluminum, steel and asphalt - hundreds of tons of material is sent out to be recycled. The ground up shingles can finally be used for hot or cold-mix pavement. As far as sustainable roofing goes, this is just the beginning. There was a time when the thought of recycling asphalt shingles was considered unrealistic. Now with new advancements in technology, people are getting excited about a whole new era of responsible contracting. We proudly use Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt​ http://www.klauslarsen.com | 1-860-563-7661