REBRI Resource Recovery Plasterboard: Centralised sorting, storage and processing (PDF)

This guide provides good practice advice to maximise recovery rates for plasterboard waste from construction and demolition (C&D) sites. The guidelines cover the sorting of plasterboard, processing of plasterboard into crushed gypsum and paper and the storage of the raw and processed product at a dedicated or centralised facility.

The aim is to assist operators of mobile and centralised crushing facilities to adopt practices that:

• maximise operational efficiency and the amount of plasterboard sorted from the landfill or cleanfill
• minimise contamination and damage of the processed product
• avoid or minimise environmental and nuisance effects from processing.

This guideline covers:

• finding good markets for crushed plasterboard
• on-site versus centralised processing
• setting up a processing facility
• operating a plasterboard recycling plant
• testing and storage of crushed plasterboard
• environmental, health and safety hurdles
• resources and contacts
• other guidelines in this series.

Disclaimer: Please note that our publications reflect the regulations and best practices on the date of release, which is shown on the publication. As regulations and industry standards evolve, we always recommend that our publications be read in conjunction with the latest building code clauses and standards.