A Greener Shade of Black

摘要

Tayset is a cold-mix asphalt which makes maximum use of recycled asphalt pavement. Intended to suit Scottish weather, the material has been developed and trialled over several years and has been welcomed as a truly 'green' asphalt. In 2003, Scottish local authority organization Tayside Contracts considered developing a strategy for reducing the carbon footprint of its road application materials and also minimizing the materials it sent to landfill. An approach to government department The Scottish Enterprise Trust for advice on project funding led the company to the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) fund.