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We Recycle Shingles into
Hot Mix Asphalt
B. R. Amon & Sons, Inc. was the first
company (in 2007) to beneficially reuse residential tear-off shingle material x asphalt. We have been on the leading edge of
recycled shingle use because:
- It turns a wasteful landfill bulk into a useful
product
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- It helps save the environment
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- It saves on imported oil (asphalt) use
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- It decreases the mined aggregate input going into
Hot Mix Asphalt
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- It makes a beautiful finished product
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- Wisconsin Department of Transportation has approved
the use of recycled shingles on even the highest traffic roads
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- Contractors now have a reliable outlet for
otherwise an unwanted waste
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- Asphalt shingles contain a strengthening fiber that
actually reduces pavement rutting by it's incorporation
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- Asphalt shingles contain on average 22% asphalt oil
or bitumen
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- Complies with certain State of Wisconsin mandates
and goals
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- Asphalt single recycling meets green building
initiatives which conserve and protect natural resources
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- For every ton of asphalt singles that are recycled
7 pounds of roofing nails are also recycled.
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- For every ton recycled approximately 1 cubic yard
of landfill space is conserved
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- Simply, it is the right thing to do
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How it works:
- A roofing contractor removes the old roof shingles
and separates them from the wood, aluminum and other wastes
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- The ground shingles are screened to a maximum size
and tested for conformity
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- The tear off singles are hauled to our site and
stored in a holding area
until they are reprocessed
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- Based on tests, an asphalt mix design is computed
and tested to assure a quality final product
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- The pile is again gleaned for any deleterious
materials
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- The cleaned, ground, sized, material is transferred to
a feed hopper at the asphalt plant where it is slowly metered as a small
percentage into the hot mix asphalt.
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- The cleaned recycled shingles are fed into a
grinder at this point any roofing nails are removed and also recycled
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- The asphalt is again tested for conformity to
standards established by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
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Is there asbestos in recycled shingles?
- Asbestos use in roofing shingles was discontinued
in the early 1970's
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- We test the processed material several times a day
during production to see that asbestos is not present, even at the lower
exposure limit determined by national standard
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- Most roofs last about 20 years so any tear
offs are likely to come from newer constructed roofs with out any
possibility of asbestos
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- In 100's of test done in our facility and also
1000's by
the Florida DOT asbestos has not been present at even the lower exposure limit
amounts
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- Roof flashing materials and rolled roofing that may contain a
detectable level of asbestos are sorted and removed from the material
during the sorting process and they aren't used in the final processed product
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- The processed material then becomes only a small
percentage of the final hot mix asphalt that goes into your pavement
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In The State of Wisconsin between 300,000 and 400,000
tons of residential tear-off shingles are generated
B. R. Amon & Sons, Inc. is working to help save the
environment
Can I drop shingles off at one of your facilities?
- Shingle recycling is done in a mine/commercial
location and because of that you as a home owner can not enter the
property
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- There is a processing fee charged and there are
criteria that each load must pass before delivery
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- Commercial, trained contractors can and are welcome
to deliver to our sites
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- No wood roofing materials or residential trash is
accepted
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- Please use the following link to see the criteria
before planning a delivery
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Use menu bar at left to navigate
- Telephone 262-723-2547
- FAX 262-723-2666
- Electronic mail
- bramon@bramon.com
- We now Accept:
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