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It isn't just the asphalt that is recycled but many other products are recycled into it as well, shingles, tires, and even glass, can all end up into it. what
by Shivetya 6y ago
It isn't just the asphalt that is recycled but many other products are recycled into it as well, shingles, tires, and even glass, can all end up into it.
what they take off the road can be ground and used on site for a layer but mostly its carted off and ground to the same size as the original aggregate and combined into new. since the binding material is still present it reduces the need for more oil byproducts
- azinman2 6y agoSuper interesting. I always assumed it was a gigantic use of oil globally. Sounds like it doesn’t have to be. But most of those items are oil originated. At what point can we make asphalt without any new oil?
- iscrewyou 6y agoThe term describing this is: RAP (Recycled Asphalt Pavement). https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/11021/11021.pdf https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructur...
- jiofih 6y agoThat sounds great for the environment - let’s grind and hide this pile of trash for a few decades, what could go wrong.