Recycling roads in

2014
Ian Longford
Business Development
Manager
Date 25th February
2014

Recycling Solutions

Current situation:
1) Client budgets reducing
drastically
2) Environmental issues increasing

Recycling Solutions

Achieving cost savings and

reducing environmental
impact using Colas recycling
systems

Recycling Solutions

Repave hot in situ

recycling
Retread Cold in situ
recycling
Deep in situ recycling

Repave - carriageways

Repave

What is it ?
A hot, in situ, recycling process for surface
courses 30 years. Approved under Cl926
SHW.

How it works:
Surface heated to 150oC
Scarified to c.25mm,reprofiled and
compacted.
New surface course added and fused to
recycled material.

Repave

Repave

Repave

Repave

Repave A1M

Repave

Repave
Benefits
Reduced time on site
Reduced lorry movements
50% less material used
Can be used for patching work

Cheaper than conventional

Retread carriageway
and footways

Retread

What is it?
Cold in situ recycling process for c/w and f/w.

How it works:
Existing surface scarified to 75mm
2 stages i) emulsion added
ii) 14mm then 6mm dressing
Surface treatment / overlay next season
(recommended)

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread

Retread
Benefits
Cold process reduced CO2 & carbon
footprint
No waste to tip utilises existing
pavement materials
Traffic immediately or overlay
Treats tar bound material

Deep recycling carriageways

Deep recycling

What is it?
A fast, economical, cold reconstruction process

How it works
Pavement depth is reconstructed to 150-350mm
Trial holes taken - mix design in accordance with TRL 611
or 386
Existing pavement scarified to design depth hydraulic
binder mixed in.
Compacted & graded to new levels overlaid with new
asphalt surface course.

Deep recycling

Deep recycling

Deep recycling
Benefits:
Reduces time on site up to 60%
Reduced lorry movements & local
disruption
Up to 60% reduced energy consumption
Greater efficiency cost savings
Tar bound material treated economically
and affectively