Blade mixing or road mixing can be utilized to produce a good quality asphalt mix for reconditioning secondary roads. There are a number of grades of emulsions available for these applications. Guideline specifications for Emulsion Mixes are available from the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association . Or contact Prime Materials. Asphalt Recycling Recycling is the re-using of an existing asphalt pavement that has served its first intended purpose.
Recycling is accomplished in several ways.
In some cases the pavement to be recycled is taken to a central plant for processing. In other cases the pavement is recycled in-place. Recycling offers the ability to utilize those reserves and produces a pavement at a fraction of the cost of new reconstruction. Candidates for recycling are old asphalt pavements that have begun to fail due to the effects of aging and oxidation or many other causes. The pavement may be cracking, have potholes or other forms of distress.