Waste Management

Benefiting the Environment

The Ministry for the Environment with the support of Winstone Wallboards commissioned a report looking at reuse options for plasterboard, and the composting of plasterboard specifically.

The literature review collated and summarised information on:

• the benefits and disadvantages of adding waste plasterboard to compost products
• differences between composting technologies
• challenges and solutions to on-site processing
• collection and distribution challenges
• economic and financial issues
• environmental and health impacts
• other applications for reprocessing or reuse of waste plasterboard.

As gypsum is used as a natural fertiliser and soil conditioner the reuse of GIB® plasterboard into compost provides a similar benefit and reduces the environmental impact from waste going to landfill.

If you would like to see the complete literature click here