ASPHALT FACTS...
5/27/2008

The first recorded use of asphalt as a road-building material was in Babylon in 625 B.C.

The word asphalt comes from the Greek "asphaltos," meaning "secure." The Romans used it to seal their baths, reservoirs and aqueducts.

The volume of recycled asphalt pavement is …
13 TIMES greater than recycling of newsprint.
27 TIMES greater than recycling of glass bottles.
89 TIMES greater than recycling of aluminum. cans.
267 TIMES greater than recycling of plastic containers.

Recycled products are used in making asphalt pavement
• Old tires
• Slag aggregate
• Roofing shingles
• Foundry sand


How much asphalt pavement is recycled?

Volume: 73 million metric tons (80.3 million tons)
Rate: 80% of the asphalt pavement is removed during widening and resurfacing projects.