Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) are making it easier for residents to dispose of plasterboard at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC’s).

Up until now, residents who want to dispose of plasterboard had to use a waste facility, accessing it via a weighbridge. This was put in place to help reduce the illegal disposal of plasterboard at recycling centres by traders.

Prior to the pandemic, site staff were able to loan the public Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) so that they could access the waste facility safely.  However due to Covid restrictions the public must now use their own PPE – causing issues for residents who turn up on site without knowing this beforehand.

From now on plasterboard containers were made available at HWRCs across GM, including the Arkwright Street site in Oldham. This means that residents in a vehicle under 2 metres high, wishing to dispose of plasterboard will no longer have to use a waste facility and wear PPE.

The R4GM website has been updated to reflect this service change.

For more information, please email recycle4gm@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk or call 0161 778 7110.