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Plasterboard, Why Is It An Issue For Landfills?

Aug 3, 2021

Plasterboard

Plasterboard is a popular material in modern construction, being used for a wide variety of things from wall lining, partitions to sound control and fire protection. Whilst its popularity enables its users with a cheap and easy material to work with, it can cause havoc when it comes to disposing of plasterboard, which is why when it’s thrown away, it is often referred to as hazardous waste.

Plasterboard is made from several layers, with the inner layer being made from gypsum that is glued to two outer layers of lining paper. When it comes to disposing of plasterboard, it is the gypsum that is problematic. 

Gypsum as a material is biodegradable when disposed of in landfills, however, it can lead to the production of hydrogen sulphide gas which is both odorous and toxic. It is estimated that over 270 million m2 of plasterboard is manufactured annually which ends up using around 3 million tonnes of gypsum. 

The management of plasterboard disposal has had to be clarified by the Environment Agency, as in 2021, The Environment Agency has moved to clarify the rules for waste holders who intend to send gypsum-based waste to landfill.

The Agency has stated: “You must not send gypsum-based waste (for example, plasterboard) to a landfill cell that accepts biodegradable waste.”

“You must separate it for reuse or recovery to comply with the waste hierarchy. Where you cannot separate it, you must send mixed waste that contains gypsum to a landfill cell that contains no biodegradable waste, for example a stable non-reactive hazardous waste cell.”

Plasterboard can cause havoc at a landfill site if processed incorrectly.

A recent case in the Midlands has shown that improper management of plasterboard disposal to landfill can cause havoc for the community around it, as a landfill in Staffordshire has been the source of foul odours, severe enough to warrant intervention by the Environment Agency. The EA inspection has led to the discovery of waste odours that were at a level that is likely to cause pollution much further than the site’s area.

We at REMONDIS, work under stringent guidance that is set out by the Landfill Directive. The Landfill Directive applies a number of restrictions that waste companies must apply to the management of waste.

These have been transposed in the UK through several landfill regulations and include:

  • The targets for the diversion of municipal biodegradable waste from landfill
  • The banning of certain wastes – such as tyres – from landfill
  • A ban on the mixing of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes at landfill
  • And the treatment of all waste prior to landfill

Most of these requirements have been introduced in a staged manner over the period from 2002 to 2005. As of 30 October 2007, two of the final requirements of these regulations came into force:

  • The banning of non-hazardous liquids to landfill
  • All non-hazardous waste has to be treated before being disposed of to landfill

The purpose of the treatment required is to reduce the impact of waste that has to be landfilled and to increase the amount of waste that is recycled. Whilst there is no immediate regulation in terms of odour levels, pollution is a huge issue when it comes to landfills which is why we follow such stringent guidelines with the sites we operate on. 

REMONDIS offer a fully compliant and reliable collection service for plasterboard. 100% of the plasterboard that we collect is sent for specialised reprocessing and appropriate reuse. 

Plasterboard is one of the most widely disposed of construction materials, and as such has a very high chance of ending up in a landfill if not dealt with properly, which also has a very negative environmental impact.  Here at REMONDIS, we’re at the forefront of plasterboard disposal, offering effective, compliant services for both commercial and domestic clients.

Our team can help to guide & discuss how our services can benefit your business by ensuring you meet your responsibilities as a waste producer and protect your business from prosecution.  We have multiple options to assist you with your plasterboard disposal requirements, so give us a call and see how we can help.

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Due to recent events surrounding the current COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to reassure you that we are still operating business as usual, including all collections and processing of your waste at all our sites.

As this crisis is developing daily, we are closely monitoring current government guidelines and advice given from the World Health Organisation. Should the situation escalate we shall immediately review our current plans. We will update any changes daily and post them on our website https://www.remondis-uk.com/ as well as on Linked In.

We have taken the situation very seriously here at Remondis and have put measurements in place to reduce the amount of staff that we have in our offices by allowing staff to work from home where practical.

Our main concern is the health and wellbeing of both our staff and customers, and we want to assure you that we are doing everything possible to protect our staff members and still provide customers with the necessary service that is required.

The following precautions have been implemented until further notice:

  • Non-essential contact – Drivers will no longer request the customer to sign for work completed. Instead they will ask for your details and enter these themselves on their tablet.
  • All non-essential meetings have been cancelled and where necessary held by tele conference facilities.
  • Very regular reminders to staff and visitors with regards to increased cleaning regimes and following hand washing protocols.
  • Sales staff are working from their respective home offices and avoiding ‘face to face’ meetings.
  • All senior staff have access to conferencing tools to avoid face to face meetings and these are our preferred method of communication where practical at this moment in time.
  • We are sending all invoices electronically as our finance team are now working from home and to stop the risk of infection by posting paperwork – please support us with this.
  • We are stopping any cash collections – facilities are in place to pay by credit/debit card.
  • We are working with our suppliers and partners to maintain supply of product and have increased stock levels where possible to reduce the disruption to supply as this situation develops.

If sites have room for additional skips / bins we will look at supplying them to ease the necessity for same day collections.

These are unprecedented times, but rest assured that we are doing everything possible to keep the business running as usual and continuing to provide customers with the support that they need.

We would ask that you stay within your agreed credit limit and pay us on time to allow us to support you.

Remondis hope that you are not largely affected by the virus outbreak and are keeping yourselves safe.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support during these difficult times. If you have any questions, please contact your local depot – details for which can be found on the contact us page.

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