Monday, September 15, 2008

Fantastic article discussing homeowners going green with their roof choice. Here's an excerpt:

"The metal roofing industry's product are already environmentally friendly as most metal roofs contain more than 25 percent recycled content. This level of recycled content allows metal roofing to be included on listings of 'green' and recycled content products. In addition, metal roofing is 100 percent recyclable. Traditional roofing products, such as asphalt, contribute 13 billion pounds of waste to U.S. landfills annually. Many metal roofs can be installed over an existing roof, without tear-off and disposal."

That's right, folks. It says 13 BILLION pounds of waste result directly from traditional, violently unfriendly roofing material. Makes you think!

Read more here.

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