Plasterboard recycling in Shropshire

Did you know that plasterboard can be recycled at all of the main Council Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) (aka "the tip") in Shropshire.




They accept:  -

- Gypsum blocks

- Virgin gypsum board cut-offs

- Left-over plaster of paris

- Complete plasterboards or broken parts

- Gypsum ceilings, floors or walls


It does not matter if there are nails, screws or wallpaper on the boards - this is removed during the reprocessing and the gypsum from within the plasterboard can be recovered.

All the plasterboard from Shropshire get taken to Kent for recycling. The boards are made up of 96% gypsum, all of which can be recycled. Gypsum is a very valuable mineral which can be used to make more plasterboard, used in construction materials or applied to agricultural land as a fertiliser. 

It is estimated that around 300,000 tonnes of plasterboard gets sent to landfill in the UK each year. Not only does recycling help reduce waste to landfill, but by recycling plasterboard you are reducing the need for more gypsum to be mined, thus helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.