O’LYN Contractors, Inc. is leading the effort in the State of Massachusetts to make shingle recycling more widely available and ensure that shingles don’t end up in landfills. O’Lyn works with Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt, LLC’s program that simplifies recycling asphalt shingles for contractors. Owens Corning's efforts are the first by any roofing manufacturer and are facilitated by a national strategic alliance with Heritage Environmental Services. As part of the program, contractors pledge to recycle their shingle tear-offs. In addition to keeping shingle waste out of landfills, contractors benefit by promoting sustainable business practices to homeowners.

With programs already in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Chicago & Denver, and with others in the works, O’LYN Roofing is hoping to focus the attention of this effort, increase consumer awareness, and motivate the Massachusetts state government to accelerate the shingle recycling presence in the Northeast. One critical component will be guiding the state's Department of Transportation to set a specification for the use of recycled shingles in paving mixes, which will drive the use of recycled shingles by local paving contractors.

Some impressive numbers associated with supporting the need to recycle shingles:

•          10 million tons of tear-off asphalt shingles are sent to landfill every year in the U.S.
•          Trapped in those shingles sent to landfill is the equivalent of 10 million barrels of oil.
•          The average roof tear-off creates 3 tons of material that can be recycled.
•          A normal American household would have to recycle all of their waste for more than a year to make up the landfill waste created by not recycling their roof.

If you are interested in learning more about asphalt shingle recycling or about green roofing in general, give us a call at 877-289-6596, or simply fill out the form below.