REINHOLDS, Pa., USA: USA Gypsum has recycled over 10 million pounds of drywall scraps from the Philadelphia metropolitan area in the last year, which is equivalent to drywall scrap from 5,000 single family homes.
The company says that over 900 roll off waste trucks have been diverted from land fill during the period in which they provided drywall recycling services for several large construction projects in Philadelphia including the Microsoft School of the Future and the Comcast Center building.
USA Gypsum recycles 100% of drywall received into agricultural products.
The recycling process advantages include conserving natural gypsum resources, reducing deforestation, reducing landfill waste, and reducing energy costs by eliminating the need to import gypsum to the northeast from Canada, Mexico, and Spain.
For more information visit http://www.usagypsum.com/.