Asphalt and Recycling – Utah Asphalt Pavement Association utahasphalt.org

Weather and heavy use are a fact of life, and because of them, roads have to be repaired regularly. What most people don’t realize, though, is that when road crews remove asphalt during projects to resurface or widen roads, 99% of the asphalt is recycled. Environmental Protection Agency statistics for more than 20 years show that more asphalt is recycled annually than any other U.S. product. More asphalt is recycled than aluminum, glass, paper or plastic.