We offer several markets for asphalt shingles:

Hot Mix Asphalt

Hot mix asphalt is the largest current market for recycled asphalt shingles. The benefits, which can be derived from using recycled asphalt shingles, are reduced demand on petroleum, virgin asphalt cement, aggregate and improved properties in hot mixed asphalt pavement. Certain properties have been shown to improve the rutting and cracking resistance with the addition of recycled asphalt shingles. Economic advantage for the producers of hot mix asphalt are two fold: the petroleum in the asphalt shingles can be recovered, reducing our nation's demand for oil and the ceramics in the shingles provide a source of aggregate reducing the demand for mined aggregate.

Cold Patch

The use of recycled asphalt shingles as cold patch is a practice that has been employed for years. The advantages to using cold patch comprising recycled asphalt shingles include the patches have a longer life compared to other patch materials. The cold patch material is very easy to apply, simply fill the pothole an inch over grade. No equipment is needed as the patch may be compressed by vehicle traffic. The cold patch is also easy to haul and can be stored longer because it does not "clump" as quickly as other material. CRR is actively searching for a partner to develop this product and bring it to market in the very near future.

Dust Control on Rural Roads

Recycled asphalt shingles can be ground and mixed into the gravel used to cover rural, unpaved roads. The mixture leads to several improvements in these rural roads including: dust is minimized, reduce loss of gravel into side ditches, vehicle noise is reduced, the roads have a longer life and require less maintenance.

Temporary Roads or Driveways

Recycled asphalt shingles have been used in temporary roads, driveways, and parking lot surfaces. Recycled asphalt shingles are typically ground to ΒΌ inch and passed under a magnetic separator in order to remove nails. The processed shingles are spread and compacted for an easily installed surface.

Aggregate Base

Recycled asphalt shingles have been used as part of the sub-base road construction. Processed shingles may be blended with recycled asphalt pavement and concrete. It is suspected that the addition of recycled asphalt shingles may improve the compaction of the sub-base.