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04/16/10 - Reg’l Realtor Association to Host Realtors Care Day

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The second-annual Realtors® Care Day, an all-day, home-repair initiative sponsored by the Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association’s Housing Opportunity Foundation on April 23, “will pave the road toward a brighter future for 30 deserving homeowners as it literally paves the road for drivers in Union County.”

Boggs Paving, Inc., a contractor headquartered in Monroe, N.C., is supporting the project and its 650 area Realtor® volunteers by utilizing a recycling method that will be implemented for the first time in North Carolina. The process – post-consumer reclaimed asphalt shingles (PRAS) – removes nails and debris from discarded shingles before grinding them into particles that are blended back into asphalt. The result is a recycled “green” product for paving and resurfacing roads; one that limits the use of virgin petroleum and aggregates processed from the earth, reducing both consumer expense and the use of environmentally costly landfill space.

Boggs Paving and other companies across the state have been recycling scrap from asphalt-shingle manufacturers (pre-consumer) for years, but this marks the first time a company has received a permit from the N.C. Department of Energy and Natural Resources (NCDENR) to undertake the post-consumer “ROOFS to ROADS” process at the asphalt-manufacturing facility.

“We are honored to play a small role in helping area Realtors® improve housing conditions for those who need a helping hand to ensure a safer environment,” said Drew Boggs, president of Boggs Paving. “This opportunity allows us to serve our neighbors while spotlighting an emerging green technology that will preserve our natural resources.”

Joe Rempson, 2010 Realtors® Care Day co-chair, said “We are extremely grateful for Boggs’ support, which will eliminate thousands of dollars in dumping fees but, more important, will provide the means to conserve through recycling. This fulfills a goal we set for ourselves last year – to enhance our community-wide project by incorporating sustainable, environmentally sensitive elements.

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