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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Gypsum

Most common code17 08 02

Gypsum-based construction materials — plasterboard, plaster — are 17 08 02, or 17 08 01 when contaminated with hazardous substances.

Also searched as: plaster, gypsum waste, plaster skim

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PrimaryWallboard Recycling (Closed Loop)
SecondaryCement Retarder (Calcium Sulphate)
SecondaryAgricultural Soil Amendment

~25 Mt/year EU (CDW gypsum); ~1.5 Mt/year industrial gypsum by-products · €10–50/tonne processed recycled gypsum

Primary buyers include Manufacture of lime and plaster and Manufacture of cement.

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The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your gypsum is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.

Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue

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