Why are roads made of asphalt?

It’s estimated that there are tens of millions of miles of paved roads on Earth.
But where does all that asphalt go when it is no longer needed?
To recycling, of course! Find out more here.
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[@brettbronson3947]

Not to worried about cost, just grateful for the hard working people that put in the hours to make quality of life better anywhere in the world.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Super interesting; I had no idea SO much asphalt was recycled.

[@samsung-eh4dv]

That’s your asphalt for not knowing lol

[@dharma3404]

In One Word:Asphalt is recycable

[@bhavya_2083]

Oh that's why the car game is named asphalt

[@kingramsingh6634]

Minimum temp of mix at site 140 C
For DBM

[@ryhol5417]

Unlike plastics, it’s regularly recycled and reused in the real world often in same geographical area

[@emanate0]

not to be a negative nancy BUT kinda lol at the end saying "this is just one of the proactive ways the construction industry is taking to reduce its environmental impact". well dayum guess we don't have to worry about a thing lol! anyway some good info here, cheers.

[@jvalette2764]

What about the emissions of asphalt ? Actually driving an electric car doesn't make much difference, the way the road is made does.

[@thecollinzboy]

It’s called synthetic fuel

[@bantugilbert3627]

Can we use recycled plastics in the asphalt mixture

[@saivedantshukla1298]

Sahi knowledge h sir

[@Jakariya.115]

in Bangladesh, asphalt never gets recycled.

[@onamissionable]

Asphalt it's alot, but its not cost effective cause in 3yrs time you have to redoit again. It's a cheap and fast fix, but stupid.

[@ibeckengineering]

do we have a better way of constructing roads than using asphalt?

[@filliiiii7]

Asphalt is dangerous?

[@TOPDadAlpha]

Very interesting. How about using recycled vehicle tires? Is that being done? It would help landfills

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

Those tend to be used on foot-race tracks.

[@earthwatcher2012]

what is Macadam ?

[@Lisdex.]

Why no rubber roads?

[@deannaspencer8988]

All Stores Please Lower the cost of all Military and Local for all Brands of Asphalt Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ The Whole World Now 🙏🙏🙏

[@BLITZKRIEG1]

thought gold was

[@AsiqueIkbalAnsari]

Asphalt is better than concrete!

[@maazshahid8920]

It's not 'B Chew min'. It's 'B 2 min'

[@Darkstalker212]

Mmmm... Asphalt looks like chocolate crumbles 😋

[@Mordant.Melodys]

RAP baby, RAP. Cost effective and easy to reclaim. As long as your company aren’t cheap bastards using tons of fines to reduce costs. I love asphalt. I love paving. I love being a QC tech!

[@orenji13]

then why are roads not built with asphalt by defaul?!

[@RajivRanjanKumar-wb8rw]

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[@shankarjha8348]

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[@ruban5626]

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