Federal Highway & Recycling

Now and the Future!3rd Asphalt Shingle Recycling

Forum Gary White Resource Center Operations Manager

19900 Governors Drive Suite 301Olympia Fields, IL 60461(708) 283-3507Gary.White@dot.gov

Forum sponsors and exhibitors

• Owens Corning• Asphalt Roofing

Manufacturers Association

• National Roofing Contractors Association

• Recycling Processing and Equipment, Inc.

• Asphalt Pavement Alliance

• Bandit Industries, Inc.

• RotoChopper, Inc.• RMRC Uni. of NH

& Uni. of WI at Madison

• Paragon Resource Management

• Peterson Corporation - an Astec Industries Co.

• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

• CertainTeed

Key Points 0f FHWA Recycling Policy

• Recycled materials should get first consideration in overall materials selection.

• Recycling can offer engineering, economic and environmental benefits.

• Engineering and environmental properties are important.

• Life Cycle Cost benefits assessment is warranted.

• Restrictions prohibiting recycled material that are without technical basis should be removed.

FHWA–Recycling Happens – How?

• FHWA recognizes the need to increase our highway industry's overall use of recycled materials• By better exchange of technology/info• Workshops – like this!!

• Forge true partnerships among government, industry, and academia

• Strengthen the relationship between FHWA and the US. Environmental Protection Agency and Owner Agencies.

Partners in Recycling

• NAPA• NCAT• ARRA• ACPA• AASHTO• US EPA• IRC• RMRC• FP2

• NOSAJ

FALCON – Environmental Stewardship Objectives

Recycled Materials – The use of recycled highway materials in pavement construction, rehabilitation, preservation, and maintenance is maximized to the extent economical and practical with equal or improved performance.

Re-Use – The use of consumer, industrial, agricultural, or energy co-products in pavements and pavement-related materials is optimized to the extent economical and practical with equal or improved performance.

FALCON – Environmental Stewardship Objectives

Environmental Innovations – The highway industry utilizes innovative technologies which are environmentally-sound and applies sustainable approaches to pavement design and material selections, construction, preservation, and maintenance.

Workforce Capability - The highway industry workforce is well-trained, well-connected, qualified, and experienced to conduct environmentally-sound paving and material practices.

• NOT MSW, NOT GARBAGE• Industrial By-products are:

• Fly ash from coal combustion• Slag aggregate from iron/steel

production

• Products are recyclable materials• Fly ash in concrete• Slag cement• Rubberized asphalt

• NOT Linear Landfill – NOT WASTE

Perception needs continuous change

FHWA Environmental Stewardship TeamCapt. Jason

HarringtonCapt. Steve Mueller

PMTST

Sec: Eric Weaver HRDI Gina Ahlstrom HIPT Chris Newman HIAMMike Arasteh PMTSTConnie Hill Galloway

HEP Patricia Cazenas HEP Jeff Lewis C&PMTST

Ernie Bastian HRDI Brad Neitzke FLHD Jason Dietz CA Div Bryan Cawley UT Div Audrey Copeland HIPT Darrin Grenfell TX

Div John Sager US EPA Brian Smith ENVTST Kathleen Bergeron

(Marketing Specialist)

Thank You for the Lend of Your Ears!!

• Jason Harrington• FHWA• 202-366-1576•

Jason.Harrington@dot.gov