In The News

• Boulder County program would turn roofs into roads - New project would recycle asphalt shingles, article in Boulder Daily Camera, February 16, 2009
• Roofs to Roads makes sense for environment - Editorial in Longmont Times-Call, February 2009

Quotes

Mike Thomas, County Engineer with Boulder County Transportation Department, described "The north-bound lane of North 63d Street between Oxford Road and Niwot Road has been paved with an asphalt mixture that includes 5% recycled shingles. We are pleased to be part of the effort bringing this important project to Colorado. The paving process on North 63d Street went smoothly and we will be watching this road to ensure it performs as expected."

"We are pleased to see Boulder County and Asphalt Specialties Company take a leadership role in the use of recycle asphalt shingles in Hot Bituminous Asphalt paving. We have researched and developed asphalt mixes, resourced past experiences, looked at data from other states and asphalt companies. Recycling Asphalt Shingles information is very convincing and we know this will work in the Colorado asphalt industry," said Gary Stillmunkes, of Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc., in Henderson, Colorado.

The Project Director of Roofs to Roads Colorado, Jennifer Shriver, described some of the environmental benefits of the project. "300,000 tons of shingles end up in Colorado landfill every year, just in Colorado. The EPA estimates 12 million tons of shingles are landfilled nationally each year. We are excited to be creating a positive re-use for this material -- and the national data indicates that a paving mixture including recycled shingles actually improves the quality of our asphalt pavement, reducing rutting, cracking, and potholes. Shingles from roofing tear off and demolition projects are a great resource in Colorado, just waiting to be used."

"The North 63d St. Paving Project is a major step forward for asphalt shingle recycling in Colorado," described David Coddington, Project Coordinator for Roofs to Roads Colorado, and owner of 3R Roofing in Boulder, "The environmental benefits extend beyond saving this material from the landfill. Data from the Athena Sustainability Institute show that for every ton of recycled shingles used in place of raw or virgin asphalt, we avoid emitting 27 tons of C02. By using a mixture of 5% recycled shingles, the North 63d St. project avoided over 2,000 tons of C02 emissions." Mr. Coddington also acknowledged the support Roofs to Roads has received. ÒWe are creating a collaborative effort among roofers, the asphalt industry, and the transportation and public works departments, who are the end users. It's exciting to see this project coming together with such success."

"CDOT is excited to be involved with this project. We are very interested to see how this stretch of pavement performs over time, and, if it performs as expected, we hope to see more paving projects with recycled shingles in Colorado," stated Roy Guevara, Colorado Department of Transportation, member of the Roofs to Roads Advisory Board.

Testimonials

Roofs to Roads has made recycling asphalt shingles so easy and cost-effective! Our crews are really happy to be participating. A small adjustment in our daily routines can reap huge benefits to the environment as well as to our disposal budget. We hope the Roofs to Roads project can continue indefinitely. - Steve, Van Lier Roofing