Using Mushrooms to Break Down Asphalt Roofing Shingles

According to research done by the EPA, somewhere between 11 and 13 million tons of shingles end up in US landfills each year. Shingles are a material that takes up to 300 years to break down. To mediate this high amount of waste, four companies have come together to research the possibility of using mushrooms to break down asphalt shingles into usable material. Though only in the pilot stage, this process has shown some potential.

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