HOSTED BY
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal
Highway Administration and the Construction Materials
Recycling Association
The Forum was a great success with over 200 participants! Representatives from over 34 states and three Canadian provinces joined us in Chicago for two days of sharing experience and expertise on the industry of asphalt shingle recycling. Presentations covered new technologies in asphalt shingle recycling, new market opportunities and economic benefits to end market users. To view the speaker presentations click here. A summary of the highlights and key points of each presentation are summarized in the Forum Speaker Highlights - Key Take Away Points.
In addition to the presentations two new publications were released at the Forum the Recycling Tear-off Asphalt Shingles - Best Practices Guide and a white paper on Environmental Issues Associated With Asphalt Shingles
Industries represented at the Forum were:
- Shingle Recyclers
- Shingle Manufacturers
- Roofing Contractors
- Hot-mix Asphalt Plant Operators
- County Engineers
- C&D Recyclers
- Haulers
- Equipment Manufacturers
- State DOT Engineers
- State Environmental Officials
Many new partnerships were created and research needs and goals were discussed.
Three concurrent pre-forum roundtables were held to discuss research and next steps that need to be addressed to advance asphalt shingle recycling. Roundtables were held for the following target groups:
- DOT Officials
- Environmental Officials
- Shingle Recyclers, HMA Producers & Industry Partners
Click here to view summaries of the roundtable discussions. They are available in both Word and PDF formats.
Thanks again to our planning committee for your time and commitment to making this Forum a success!
David Carver, U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste
Dr. Kim Cochran, U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste
Michael Dunn, U.S. EPA Region 3
David Flora, U.S. EPA Region 7
Julie Gevrenov, U.S. EPA Region 5
Wayne Gjerde, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Jason Harrington, Federal Highway Administration
Debra Haugen, ShingleRecycling.org
Reed Hitchcock, Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association
Dr. Jenna Jambeck, University of New Hampshire, RMRC
Dan Krivit, Dan Krivit and Associates
Jesse Miller, U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste
Roger Olson, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Paul Ruesch, U.S. EPA Region 5
Tom Shanahan, National Roofing Contractors Association
William Turley, Construction Materials Recycling Association
