Plasterboard is defined as a "material consisting of two sheets of heavy paper with a layer of plaster between them, used to make walls and ceilings before putting on a top layer of plaster"[1]. The disposal of gypsum-based waste i.e.plasterboard to a landfill that accepts biodegradable waste is not permitted due to its potential to produce hydrogen sulphide gas during degradation[2].

Waste Plasterboard photograph - image from hippo Waste, all rights reserved
Waste Plasterboard photograph - image from hippo Waste, all rights reserved


Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes Reporting Period
Worcestershire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Dew Mr David & Dew Mr Jonathan Unit 100, Blackpole Road, Blackpole Trading Estate, Worcester, Worcestershire Plasterboard 33,990.98 Apr21 - Mar22
Merseyside WDA (MBC) Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Grundy Skip Hire Ltd Halebank Ind Est, Pickerings Road, Halebank, Widnes, Cheshire Plasterboard 31,623.53 Apr21 - Mar22
Kent County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Countrystyle Recycling Ltd Countrystyle Recycling Ltd, Ridham Dock Rd, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent Plasterboard 16,882.48 Apr21 - Mar22
Caerphilly CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Bryn Quarry Ltd Bryn Quarry Ltd, Gellia'R-Gwellt Uchaf, Gelligaer, Hengoed, Caerphilly Plasterboard 9,939.74 Apr21 - Mar22
West Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Recycle Southern Limited Elbridge Farm Business Centre, Chichester Road, Bersted, Bognor Regis, West Sussex Plasterboard 8,216.30 Apr21 - Mar22
Herefordshire Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Wye Valley Skips Wye Valley Skips, The Glyn, St. Weonards, Hereford, Herefordshire Plasterboard 6,890.85 Apr21 - Mar22
Merthyr Tydfil CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Bryn Quarry Ltd Bryn Quarry Ltd, Gellia'R-Gwellt Uchaf, Gelligaer, Hengoed, Caerphilly Plasterboard 6,273.94 Apr21 - Mar22
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Transwaste Recycling And Aggregates Ltd Transwaste Recycling & Aggregates Ltd, Gibson Lane, Melton, North Ferry, East Yorkshire Plasterboard 5,655.30 Apr21 - Mar22

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