Shingles, felt and asphalt are heavy, tricky to recycle and often misjudged. Here is what to know before they hit the dumpster.
Roofing shingles and paving asphalt both contain petroleum products, which makes them heavy and sometimes difficult to dispose of. A roof with several layers of shingles can weigh several tons, and a single dumpster fills to its weight limit quickly.
Some regions recycle clean shingles into paving material, and clean asphalt from driveways and lots is commonly recycled into new paving. Old roofing felt, tar and some shingles from older houses may contain asbestos, so testing is advised before tear-off in older buildings.
Dumpsters fill by weight, not size.
Clean shingles and paving asphalt.
Asbestos in old felt and shingles.
Loads planned carefully.
Magnet sweeping afterward.
Right facility for each type.
Plan your debris, check your readiness or ballpark a budget.
Demolition Debris and Dumpster CalculatorPick the project and size to see the debris in cubic yards, the tons and the dumpsters or truckloads to plan for.Try it 
Demolition Readiness ChecklistCheck off the steps you have done to see how ready your project is and what to do next.Try it 
Demolition Project Budget PlannerPick a project and a size and get a ballpark planning range.Try it A bundle can weigh around eighty pounds, and a whole roof can be many tons.
In some places, if they are clean and accepted by the facility.
Some older roofing products did. Test before tear-off in older buildings.
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