Knauf Recycle

	Gypsum Waste Minimisation
	Most drywall projects inevitably generate plasterboard waste, but much of this can be avoided through good design and site practice.
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The recycling process from start to finish – then start again

Filling the bags Waste Knauf plasterboard is segregated into the bulk bags provided, which should be situated close to the workplace or in a dedicated area of the site. Care is taken to ensure that the waste Knauf plasterboard is clean and uncontaminated with other waste, and compacted as much as possible. Contamination in the bags can mean recycling is not feasible. A separate bulk bag is often used for dedicated Knauf metal section waste which can also be recycled.

Collecting the bags A dedicated phone number is provided to arrange collection of full bags and to order new ones. Each site is registered and each bag has an individual number which we track throughout the process. We send each housebuilder regular reports on the waste management performance of their sites.

Plasterboard Recycling Station Knauf Drywall has dedicated plasterboard recycling stations at each of our plasterboard production sites. The waste plasterboard will firstly have the paper liner removed and separated ready for recycling. The next stage is to crush the gypsum core to a suitable particle size ready for inclusion into the manufacturing process at Knauf Drywall.

Knauf Drywall plasterboard factory Knauf Drywall’s plasterboard plants in the UK are amongst the fastest and most sophisticated in Europe. They are designed to take recycled gypsum as a normal part of the production process, resulting in a superb quality board.

Collection systems to suit every site
	Bulk bags
	1m³ bulk waste bags are used to collect plasterboard waste from house building sites. They can be placed anywhere within range of a lorry-mounted crane for easy removal.
	Wheelie bins (660 litre)
	660 litre wheelie bins are used in large or high rise buildings and can be moved close to the installers for convenience. They are taken to a central point for loading into a mobile compaction unit.
	Skips (6–14 yards)
	5–11m³ skips are used on medium to large sites where centralised waste collection is a convenient solution.
	Ro-Ro skips (35–40 yards)
	27–31m³ roll-on, roll-off containers are used on major sites that generate large waste streams and where storage space is not at a premium.