Everyone is looking for ways to go green and a local company is doing just that, turning trash into treasure, specifically black gold!
Ideker, Inc. is collecting old asphalt shingles from roofs and recycling the shingles into asphalt for our roads.
They are keeping asphalt shingles out of our landfills and saving contractors money at the same time.
Roof tear-offs account for an estimated 11 million tons or about 53 million cubic yards of landfill waste each year and it currently costs around $30 per ton to dump at the landfill. The old shingles are 15 to 23 percent asphalt cement, they are crushed into a fine powdery substance and put back in to hot-mix asphalt for use in our roadways.
The recycled shingles can also be used for dust control on rural roads, temporary roads or driveways, aggregate road base, new shingles, and fuel. This benefits our environment, businesses, and even you!
Ideker, Inc. is now taking those off your hands at no charge you can drop them off at 4614 South 40th Street.
The asphalt shingles can contain nails and tar paper, but must be free from wood, metal and other construction debris.
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