CertainTeed is teaming up with East Coast Shingle Recyclers in Lansdale, Pa., to launch a new shingle recycling program that “provides contractors with an environmentally friendly option for shingle disposal,” the manufacturer announced.
Introduced in Eastern Pennsylvania, the program offers CertainTeed-credited contractors the ability to schedule the delivery of a compartmentalized Dumpster to a worksite. They place shingles, along with wood and nails, in the compartments. East Coast Shingle Recyclers then recycles the old shingles into paving materials for new road construction.
CertainTeed plans to eventually launch the program nationwide.
Owens Corning offers a similar program, introduced last year, that simplifies recycling asphalt shingles for its roofing contractors. Heritage Environmental Services, a national waste and environmental services company, will provide designated drop-off centers to recycle and process shingle tear-offs.
The program will roll out nationwide, but will start in the Midwest. As part of the program, contractors will pledge to recycle their shingle tear-0ffs.
“While technology exists to recycle asphalt shingles, we are making it efficient and cost-effective for our contractors,” said Sheree Bargabos, president of Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt, in the press release.
Owens Cornings’ reclaimed material also will be used for roads. –Victoria Markovitz
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