is the reprocessing of old asphalt
paving and associated materials for reuse as paving. There are three basic
methods of recycling: (1) hot mix recycling, a process in which reclaimed
asphalt and aggregate materials are combined with new asphalt, recycling
agents (petroleum oils), and new aggregate
(e.g., crushed stone) in a central plant to produce hot-mix paving mixtures;
(2) cold mix recycling, the recombination of reclaimed asphalt and aggregate
materials either in place, or at a central plant to produce a cold mix; (3)
surface recycling, a process in which the old asphalt pavement surface is
heated in place, scarified, remixed with new asphalt or recycling agents as
necessary, relaid, and rolled.