Recycling Tear Off Asphalt Shingles:

Best Practices Guide

October 11, 2007

A presentation

at the

3rd Asphalt Shingles

Recycling ForumOn Friday,

November 2, 2007

In Chicago

Acknowledgments• U.S. EPA staff:

Julie Gevrenov Paul Ruesch

• Bill Turley, CMRA

• Deb Haugen

• Innovative Waste Consulting Services: Dr. Tim Townsend Jon Powell, et . al.

Acknowledgments(Case studies)

• Sean Anestis, Roof Top Recycling

• Ken Snow, Recycle America Enterprises

• John Adelman, Commercial Paving & Recycling Systems

• Ron Sines, PJ Keating

Acknowledgements (Additional case studies, resources, and peer reviwer*)

• Dusty Ordorff, Bituminous Roadways

• Jim Omann, Omann Brothers

• Roger Brown, Pace Construction **

• Joe Schroer, MoDOT *

• Mn/DOT

• NAPA

BPG Peer Reviewers• John Adelman

Commercial Paving & Recycling CorporationScarborough, ME

• U.S. EPA Staff: Dr. Kimberly Cochran Truett DeGeare and David Carver Julie Gevrenov Paul Ruesch

BPG Peer Reviewers(continued)

• Gary DavisRecycling & Processing Equipment, Inc.Peru, IN

• Charles FandaleFlorida Shingle Recycling, LLCBradenton, FL

• Dr. Jenna JambeckRecycled Materials Resource Center (RMRC)Durham, NH

• Jenna KundeWasteCap Wisconsin, Inc.Milwaukee, WI

We welcomeyour continued comments!

BP#1: Recyclers handling tear – off

shingles should carefully plan and implement a supply quality assurance / quality control

(QA/QC) system.

BP#2: Tear – off shingle recyclers should

optimize their operations to produce a RAS product that meets or exceeds specifications of their

end markets.

BP#3: Tear – off shingle recyclers should

develop a comprehensive marketing plan based on multiple outlets.

“Supply” BP’s

1.1 Written specification

1.2 Clean tear-off scrap only

1.3 Must be free of ACM

1.5 Certification and sorting

“Supply” BP’s(continued)

1.6 Sort shingles from non-shingle debris

1.8 No hazardous waste permitted.

If found, charge back to supplier.

“Supply” BP’s(continued)

1.12 Must follow NESHAP:

* Asbestos management plans

* No ACM

1.13 Consider restricting initial supply to

“non-regulated facilities”

1.14 Written, signed certification

“Supply” BP’s(continued)

1.18 Each load must be inspected

1.19 Mutually acceptable asbestos testing

plan

1.20 Initial asbestos lab data should

establish “baseline” (* See Appendix D)

1.21 Random and unannounced testing for

ongoing sampling procedure

“Processing” BP’s

2.1 Meet or exceed market specifications

Maximize TPH and capacity

2.3 Elevated sort line

2.5 Agency inspections

2.6 Maximize protection of worker health

and safety

“Processing” BP’s(continued)

2.9 Provide workers with best available

information about asbestos risks

2.10 Dust control plan

2.11 Water

2.12 Dust control devices on grinders

and other processing equipment(e.g., loaders should be equipped with

enclosed, air conditioned cabs)

“Processing” BP’s(continued)

2.13 Standard protective clothing and

personal safety equipment

2.15 Invite OSHA staff to visit / inspect

“Marketing” BP’s

3.1 Short-term and long-term marketing

plans

3.2 Guarantee RAS to be:

a) Asbestos free

b) Nail free

c) In specified mix ratios

“Marketing” BP’s(continued)

3.3 Internal sampling and testing as part of

larger QA/QC program

3.4 Data feedback from customers

3.6 State DOT and academic institutions

may wish to consider additional testing

“Marketing” BP’s(continued)

3.7 Recyclers should advocate for state and

local government owner / agencies

to use “affirmative, environmentally

preferable procurement” policies

that give preference for RAS - derived HMA.

CMRA’s Web Site

Dan KrivitDKA

DKrivit@bitstream.net

651-489-4990