Plasterboard has become costly to dispose of on site due to the need for it to be separated from other waste materials. It will usually cost you around an additional £100/ton bag on top of your other skip waste costs. These additional costs continue to dig into constructions budgets. But there are ways to reduce or even eliminate site waste costs. Plus, in turn reduce your carbon footprint and increase your businesses green credentials.
As of April 1st 2009, under the new regulations (removing the 10% allowance), waste containing gypsum like Plasterboard, can no longer be mixed with biodegradable waste at a standard landfill site. This means that it has to be separated from other waste.
Gypsum, the main raw material for plasterboard, is a sulphate but is classified as non-hazardous. There are 2 main reasons plasterboard can’t be sent to landfill with the rest of your site waste.
Shredding waste plasterboard on site can massively reduce your waste costs on each project.
For all the off-cuts and old sheets that get piled up on each project you can be saving around £100/ton.
Our shredders are designed to self feed, so once you place the plasterboard into the hopper, the shredder will draw in the material leaving you with just powder and paper.
Once plasterboard has been processed through the shredder it can be used in a multitude of applications in its reduced state. Below are some forms of use:
As such a usable product you could choose various ways to make use of your processed product:
Recycling your waste plasterboard on-site is a fresh concept, so there are multiple opportunities to arise from it, in the same way as with rubble. We are always happy to advise and there is plenty of information on the WRAP website about waste plasterboard
