Waste Management
Recycling 100% of all gypsum waste
Aug 20 2009
Since 1 April this year, new measures from the Environment Agency have required all gypsum waste that cannot be recycled to be placed within a separate landfill cell, segregated from biodegradable waste. Premier Waste Management is leading the way by recycling 100% of all gypsum waste it handles, 25 tonnes in the first month since the new regulations were introduced.
Gypsum waste includes plasterboard and other building materials, that are commonly used in the construction industry but equally regularly by householders and other businesses. The Environment Agency’s new regulations are in response to the waste stream emitting the toxic gas Hydrogen Sulphide when biodegrading in landfill. Since 2005 there has been a requirement attached to gypsum waste, but this was tightened up significantly last month. Premier Waste Management has responded to the new regulations by implementing new systems to efficiently and safely collect all gypsum based waste for 100% recycling, diverting all from landfill. The company’s new Waste Consultancy for construction businesses has already been successfully recycling all gypsum based waste products since its introduction earlier this year.
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Jul 10 2024 Birmingham, UK
Jul 21 2024 Cape Town, South Africa
Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo
Jul 24 2024 Sydney, Australia
IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
Aug 11 2024 Toronto, Canada
Aug 25 2024 Stockholm, Sweden and online
