According to the national association of home builders an estimated 7 to 10 million tons of shingle tear off waste and installation scrap is generated from roof installations every year asphalt roofing shingles ars have a great recycling potential in connecticut.
Bitumen roofing recycling.
The documentary is critical of excessive consumerism and promotes.
Bitumen roofing can be recycled but isn t why there are challenges in exporting a viable bitumen recycling process throughout europe bitumen the sticky gooey black stuff you sometimes see oozing out of hot road surfaces is a valuable binding agent.
Asphalt shingle recycling is becoming very common as an alternative to sending materials to a landfill.
Asphalt shingles are the most common type of roofing material used in new home construction and re roofing in the united states.
Sbs 1983 present 35million m 2 15 app 1980 present 150millionm2 80 1970 1985 55 million m 2 10 oxidized bitumen coal tar 19th century 1980 20 million m 2 0 new roofs 2011 estimated roof area coating type time period.
A short icopalnl history.
The story of stuff.
The story of stuff is a short animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods.
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