At this time, the A2 inputs for asphalt environmental product declarations (EPDs) consider the fuel and factors of transporting ingredients to the asphalt plant. If you’re situated in a quarry, your aggregate hauling is non-existent. Here’s how Shane Buchanan of CRH Americas Materials suggested the audience at World of Asphalt can make their recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) hauling non-existent, too.
Process it on-site.
Buchanan suggested bringing millings to your site and processing them at the plant. Now the RAP is classified as “at” your site, and you don’t have a transport number to add in for your A2.
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