How Asphalt Shingle Roof Waste Became a Problem and How to Fix It
- Asphalt shingles can be recycled by mixing ground shingles into road surfaces.
- But there isn’t enough demand to dispose of all the waste, so the vast majority still go to landfills.
- A roofing company has found a way to turn old tiles into new ones, but scaling up takes time.
Every year, millions of tons of shingles fall off roofs and end up in landfills. One company says it has figured out how to turn used shingles back into new ones.
