Plasterboard

Plasterboard disposal at our transfer stations in Cumbria.

The majority of plasterboard waste has traditionally been landfilled, as it has been classified as a non-hazardous inert waste able to be co-disposed of with other wastes.

However, from July 2005, the EU Landfill Directive required that high sulphate wastes (including plasterboard and other waste gypsum products) are reclassified as non-hazardous non-inert wastes. Implementation of this in the UK (as regulated by the Environment Agency) requires that loads containing any identifiable gypsum based wastes must not be landfilled with biodegradable waste. Gypsum waste must be recovered and recycled wherever possible. Where it is sent to landfill it must be deposited in a separate cell where no biodegradable waste has been accepted. Taking the material to a transfer station/MRF enables most of the material to be recovered, therefore reducing the disposal into landfill.

We accept plasterboard at our transfer stations in Cumbria through direct delivery, we can also provide skips for the disposal of plasterboard.

Please contact us for further details.

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