Black gold: Brentwood company recycles oil from used asphalt shingles

BRENTWOOD — A local company is on a profitable, green track to solve not one but two familiar problems — disposing of asphalt shingles and finding an affordable way to fill potholes.

Recycled Asphalt Shingles Technology LLC of Brentwood was founded in 2007 by Tom Zickell. The patented processes were the result of serious, angel investor-funded development since 2007, but the dilemma of properly disposing of and recycling asphalt shingles has been around for decades.  Read more…