Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The composition of the asphalt mixture making up a road can determine how safe it is for cars to drive on. Tarik Seker/iStock via ...

During a reroof, old asphalt shingles are removed, and new underlayment and shingles are installed. But what happens to the old shingles? Traditionally, they end up in a landfill, but shingle ...

More than 10 million scrap tires are produced annually in Michigan alone. Michigan Tech researcher Zhanping You is recycling ...

It is no secret that all levels of government are facing unprecedented budget deficits. While state and municipal revenues are dropping, infrastructure needs are growing and the question of ...

Asphalt shingles have been a reliable, affordable roofing option in the US for more than a century and the wide variety of colors and styles offered to consumers continues to make them the leading ...

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 ...

How asphalt shingles are recycled into a hot-mix asphalt supplement is discussed in the interview with Elly Kane and Matt Teesdale of Crutchall Resource Recycling. Mar 10, 2009 Crutchall Resource ...

SteelPhalt, a business within Harsco Environmental’s ecoproducts™ line and a leader in sustainable asphalt solutions, today announced the launch of its environmental product declaration (EPD) tool and ...

This time of the year brings big swings in temperature, which can create problems for infrastructure.As snow and ice melt, water makes its way into cracks in the pavement."When it freezes it expands ...

Asphalt recycling, a contentious issue in the critical Nisqually subarea for years, may be allowed if the Thurston County board of commissioners votes to amend the policy on Dec. 15. The board voted 2 ...

It's not easy repairing and repaving roads in heavily traveled areas. In August 2010, the City of Beverly Hills had 1.3 million square feet of roads that needed repaving, a tough job for any ...

The composition of the asphalt mixture making up a road can determine how safe it is for cars to drive on. Tarik Seker/iStock via Getty Images Plus More than 90% of paved roads in the U.S. are made of ...