Don’t skip the plasterboard – recycle it
13/10/2008
The publication of a new ‘publicly available specification’ (PAS) means that waste plasterboard can now be recycled into quality-assured gypsum.
The Specification (PAS109:2008) – which is published by the government-backed Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) in collaboration with industry and the British Standards Institution (BSI) – provides guidance for processing waste plasterboard.
This is good news for two reasons: plasterboard recyclers will be able to advertise that their recycled gypsum product meets the PAS109 quality requirements, giving purchasers confidence in the quality of the product; and as confidence in the end-product grows, so too will the market for waste plasterboard.