Knauf introduces plasterboard recycling scheme trial

Knauf UK and Ireland has partnered with Encore Environment to deliver a waste management service to reduce plasterboard waste.

The trial scheme aims to move towards a circular economy by taking waste plasterboard and reintroducing it to the local supply chain.

According to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), plasterboard can make up to a third of all waste from a fit out. And with plasterboard banned from landfill, the need to effectively manage this waste is critical.

Knauf isn’t new to plasterboard recycling, having already implemented a recycling partnership directly next to its Sittingbourne factory.