Sky Quarry enters LOI with Southwind RAS to advance shingle recycling

Sky Quarry Inc., a Woods Cross, Utah-based energy solutions company focused on the asphalt shingle recycling industry, has entered into a nonbinding letter of intent (LOI) with Southwind RAS LLC to explore a strategic collaboration aimed at advancing shingle recycling in Illinois. 

Southwind RAS, based in Illinois, was founded in 2009 and works directly with roofing contractors, haulers, recycling centers and asphalt producers to integrate recycled asphalt shingles into hot mix asphalt. 

Under the terms of the LOI, Sky Quarry and Southwind RAS will jointly evaluate the technical and logistical feasibility of implementing Sky Quarry’s proprietary recycling technologies at Southwind’s nine facilities in the greater Chicago area. The collaboration will focus on operational modeling, site assessments and financial structures to develop a scalable, modular approach to shingle recycling that creates “mutual value and environmental impact.”

“We’re excited to explore this relationship with Southwind RAS, a company that shares our deep commitment to sustainability and innovation,” says David Sealock, CEO of Sky Quarry. “This LOI marks a key step forward in Sky Quarry’s national expansion strategy to intercept waste at the source and convert it into valuable, sustainable materials. 

“By assessing opportunities for regional deployment of our proprietary recycling technology and leveraging Southwind’s infrastructure, experience and local market presence, we aim to build a scalable model that creates shared value. By scaling locally and executing nationally, Sky Quarry is creating a blueprint for the future of waste-to-energy and materials recovery.”

To produce high-value byproducts for local and regional markets, the proposed collaboration at Southwind’s facilities is expected to generate materials such as asphalt-coated limestone, sand, granules, glass fibers, bitumen and ground asphalt shingles, resources that can be repurposed for use in roofing, road repair, sealants and structural reinforcement applications.

Sky Quarry estimates that approximately 1.2 million tons of asphalt shingle waste are generated annually in the region, material that, if fully recycled, could yield the equivalent of 1.5 million barrels of oil. This underscores both the environmental urgency and the economic opportunity behind Sky Quarry’s recycling technology and the proposed collaboration.