The Netherlands – The Dutch Roofing Association (NDA) is partnering with Roof2Roof to recycle existing bitumen roofs into new roof shingles. This collaboration gives this recycling niche ‘national momentum’, the organisations state.
Roof2Roof organises and facilitates the recycling of bitumen roofing in the Netherlands according to a cradle-to-cradle philosophy. ‘We have developed a new method for recycling bitumen waste and strive to realise recycling on the most sustainable level,’ says founder Martin Smit. The recyclate is ultimately used to replace virgin resources in the manufacture of new roofing products.
The first joint project has been launched in the historic town of Varsseveld in Gelderland and is hailed as ‘the first step towards a single goal – zero waste’. The Dutch recycler claims it has recycled up to 45 tonnes of bitumen to date, said to equate to the carbon dioxide emissions of a car travelling 238 500 km.
For more information, visit: www.roof2roof.nl
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