Not only is a Classic Metal Roofs roofing system great for your home, but it is also great for the environment. According to the National Association of Homebuilders Research Center, 20 billion pounds of asphalt shingles are dumped into U.S. landfills every year. If you loaded those shingles into tractor trailers, then lined them up end-to-end, they would make a line from New York City to Los Angeles, back to New York City again, then on to Chicago. That is a lot of wasted asphalt. A Classic Metal Roofs system can often be installed over your current roof without tearing off what is already there, helping to reduce this excessive shingle waste. Our metal roofing products are manufactured from recycled materials and are completely recyclable.  Even at the end of their long, long life, you won’t find them in a landfill.  See this technical bulletin for more details on the ecological virtues of metal roofs.