A recent webinar organized by the U.S. EPA’s Scrap Tire Workgroup and titled “Rubberized Asphalt: An Innovative and Sustainable Technology” focused on how rubberized asphalt can advance sustainable materials management. RAF board members Mark Belshe and Douglas D. Carlson joined other experts in the field to provide an overview of using of recycled scrap tires in asphalt.
Mark Belshe, Rubber Pavements Association
This presentation focuses on the historical and traditional uses of crumb rubber as an asphalt modifier and as a component in paving applications
“Developing Trends in Rubberized Asphalt”
Douglas D. Carlson, Liberty Tire Recycling
This presentation covers the current activity within the DOTs and the development of uniform standard specifications, as well as emerging innovations in rubberized asphalt technology to include pothole patching material, plant mix additives and pre-treated rubber.
This presentation provides an introduction to the rubberized asphalt processes, including the general terminology associated with rubberized asphalt, how it is made, how it is used, the benefits of its use, as well as the various specifications used in many parts of the country.