Approximate rubber tires diverted from the landfill by Malarkey by incorporating upcycled rubber into our shingles.
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Sustainability - It's Not What You Say, It's What You Do
We strive simply to make the best shingles in the most sustainable way.
At Malarkey, we invented the cleaner, longer-lasting shingle technology known as polymer modified (rubberized) asphalt. We pioneered the use of upcycled rubber in shingles. We pioneered the use of upcycled plastic in shingles. And we launched the industry’s first smog-reducing shingle.
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Upcycled Rubber9.4M
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Upcycled Plastic6.1B
Approximate plastic bags diverted from the landfill by Malarkey by incorporating upcycled plastic into our shingles.
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'Planted' Trees2.1M
Approximate trees ‘planted’ by Malarkey to help clean the air by adding smog-reducing granules atop our shingles.
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Upcycled Rubber5
Approximately 5 rubber tires diverted from the landfill per roof of Malarkey shingles.
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Upcycled Plastic3.2K
Approximately 3,200 plastic bags diverted from the landfill per roof of Malarkey shingles.
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'Planted' Trees2
Approximately 2 trees ‘planted’ to help clean the air of pollutants per roof of Malarkey shingles.
Approximation assuming standard roof of 30 squares using Vista shingles.
Number of trees 'planted' source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and 3M.
Number of trees 'planted' source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and 3M.
Malarkey Sustainability Report, 2026
If there’s a better, more sustainable way to make a roofing shingle, we intend to find it.
Longer Lasting Product
Our NEX® Polymer Modified (Rubberized) Asphalt formulation enhances shingles’ durability, impact resistance, and granule adhesion, so shingles last longer – the very definition of sustainable.
Cleaner Manufacturing
Our NEX® Polymer Modified (SBS Rubberized) Asphalt is a cleaner shingle-making technology, resulting in fewer emissions than the oxidized asphalt method of making standard shingles.
Malarkey is also GreenCircle® Certified for Waste Diversion from Landfill, and our shingles are routinely audited and granted Life Cycle Assessment Optimized Certifications and Certified Sustainability Facts Labels.
Cleaner Air
By integrating smog-reducing granules atop our shingles, Malarkey helps clean the air of emission-based pollutants.
Environmental Product Declarations
Environmental product declarations (EPDs) allow manufacturers to disclose environmental impact by telling a product’s complete sustainable story in a single, comprehensive report. An EPD from UL Solutions can also include other product impacts, such as land use changes, potential toxicity risks or corporate environmental initiatives.
One Roof at a Time
“Granted, it’s just one roof, but if everyone starts choosing a shingle that reduces landfill waste and fights air pollution, who knows what the end result will be.”
– James Martinez, Homeowner
Reduce Landfill Waste
By incorporating recycled materials into our shingles, Malarkey helps reduce landfill waste. Thanks to our continued relationship with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), we have been able to incorporate polymers from upcycled tires to improve shingle durability, while reducing landfill waste. In the 12th cycle of the Tire Incentive Program Grant, Malarkey diverted 108,333 tires.
We also incorporate single-use and consumer-recycled plastics into our shingles, which diverts waste plastics from our landfills and oceans and gives the shingles a longer lifespan.
Solar Panels
Solar paneled roofs require shingles that can handle the extra burden, not only of the panels, but also the installation process, which can cause major shingle damage and granule loss.
Our NEX® Polymer Modified (Rubberized) Asphalt shingles deliver up to 30% greater strength and 65% greater granule adhesion than the industry standard for increased strength, durability, and granule retention.
Advancing Green Building
Malarkey is a proud member of the United States Green Building Council® (USGBC) and actively participates in transforming how our buildings are designed, constructed and operated through LEED, the world’s most widely used green building system. To achieve LEED certification, a project earns points by adhering to prerequisites and credits that address carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health and indoor environmental quality.