top of page
Our History
FIRST PLANT BUILT
Out of a conglomerate of used parts, Green Asphalt erects their first asphalt plant, only capable of producing 100% RAP – no AC tanks, no virgin aggregate, no problem! Over the next two years, the Green Asphalt team finds a way to reverse engineer traditional asphalt mixes to be made with nothing but recycled asphalt – and a hint of rejuvenating oil.
POTHOLE REPAIR CONTRACT
Green Asphalt is awarded the pothole repair contract in New York City, where its 100% recycled mixes start to be utilized to fill all sorts of potholes throughout the 5 boroughs. This catches the attention of NYC agencies.
NYSDOT PLANT APPROVAL
Green Asphalt’s 100% recycled asphalt plant is approved as #R0001 – New York State worked closely with Green Asphalt to be able to approve the plant even though a lot of their inspection points (virgin aggregate, AC tanks, etc.) were missing from the plant. This approval opens up Green Asphalt to more agency contracts.
PATENT ON AIR FILTRATION UNIT
Green Asphalt receives a patent on their Air Filtration Unit that allows 100% recycled hot mixes to be produced without emitting harmful contaminants into the air.
EPD’S PUBLISHED
On the back of an industry push for Net Zero, Green Asphalt creates its EPD’s for its 100% RAP and 50% RAP mixes to showcase the environmental benefits of utilizing high recycled content.
2008
2009
2011
2013
2013
2015
2016
2019
2021
2022
2024
OIL MARKET $ INCREASE
The price of AC nearly doubles, putting a strain on contractors. The idea for 100% recycled asphalt is born out of the desire to control mix pricing more closely.
FIRST TON OF 100% RAP SOLD
Green Asphalt sells its first ton of 100% RAP to contractors performing temporary paving work for utility trenches, as well as permanent paving work for parking lots. Customer feedback on the product is important for fine-tuning the mixes to be workable, consistent, and high-performance.
NYCDOT PILOT PROJECT
Green Asphalt’s 100% recycled pavement is utilized alongside NYCDOT’s own plant mix as well as a competitor’s conventional mix. As of today, the 3 paved lanes within this pilot project are aging similarly with no major differences in quality.
NYCDDC APPROVES GREEN ASPHALT FOR PERMANENT PAVING
After utilizing Green Asphalt for temporary utility trench paving for several years, the DDC opens up their specifications to allow Green Asphalt’s 100% recycled mixes to be used for permanent paving across the five boroughs.
NEW PLANT IN LIC
With patent in hand, Green Asphalt erects a new plant in place of their solely 100% RAP plant. The new plant is a 350 ton/hr counterflow drum plant, converted to be able to switch to utilizing the patented air filtration unit to create 100% RAP mixes. Green Asphalt dubs this plant the first “hybrid” plant of its kind, capable of producing mixes from 0% to 100% recycled content.
GSA JOB AWARDED ON EPD’S
In the fall of 2024, Green Asphalt is awarded a project on Long Island with the GSA. Green Asphalt’s 100% RAP mixes are selected based on the EPD’s that show nearly 60-70% less embodied carbon emissions than a conventional mix.
Green Asphalt is excited to continue our timeline by working with existing producers to convert their plants to be able to produce 100% recycled.
The future is 100% recycled and 100% achievable.
bottom of page