First gypsum recycling plant in germany
with certified product status
By announcing (and partly already implementing) a ban on the storage of gypsum-containing waste in mining areas, the licensing authorities in the states of Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have given clear signals and thus incentives to implement high-quality recycling methods. Until recently there was no industrial recycling of gypsum-containing waste in Germany.
MUEG Mitteldeutsche Umwelt- und Entsorgung GmbH took Germany’s first stationary treatment plant for the recycling of gypsum-containing waste into operation in the second quarter of 2014. This facility is able to treat up to 75,000 t of gypsum-containing waste per year, so that the resulting recycled gypsum can be used directly as a product in the facilities of the gypsum industry. The technology used in the facility has been continuously developed further since its commissioning. This has increased the quality of the recycled gypsum as well as the recycling rate. At the same time, the new technology has made it possible to manufacture a new product.
Partners from England, Japan, Australia and Austria have so far shown their interest and taken a closer look at the facility.
Gypsum recycling plant
04463 Großpösna, OT Störmthal
Am Westufer1
Federal State of Saxony
in GoogleMaps
Opening hours of the facility
Monday–Friday
7.00 am – 3.00 pm
Transport links
- direct connection to the A38 motorway
- own train terminal
- closest inner port: Torgau, approx. 80 km away; Haldensleben, approx. 180 km; Königs Wusterhausen, approx. 220 km
Other collection points
Licensing authority:
District administration office, District of Leipzig Landkreis
Disposal no.: S29A00012
Catchment area: all of Germany
Contacts
Steffen Heinig
Material flow management
Phone: +49 (3 46 33) 41 185
Fax: +49 (3 46 33) 41 266
Mobile: +49 151 180 42 768
Steffen.Heinig (at) mueg (.) de
Marco Wilczek
Quality inspection / acceptance declaration
Phone: +49 (3 46 33) 41 196
Fax: +49 (3 46 33) 41 266
Marco.Wilczek (at) mueg (.) de
The following gypsum-containing waste materials with their waste catalogue numbers are accepted at the Großpösna site south of Leipzig and at the MUEG collection points.
| Waste number | Waste description |
| 10 01 05 | Calcium-based reaction wastes from flue-gas desulphurisation in solid form |
| 10 12 06 | Discarded moulds; here: consisting of gypsum |
| 10 12 08 | Waste ceramics, bricks, tiles and construction products (after thermal processing); here: consisting of gypsum |
| 10 13 99 | Wastes not otherwise specified; here: gypsum moulding plaster, gypsum board and gypsum board cuttings, as well as breakage of gypsum-containing waste |
| 11 01 10 | Sludges and filter cake other than those mentioned in 11 01 09 |
| 17 08 02 | Gypsum-based construction materials other than those mentioned in 17 08 01, here: gypsum board and other gypsum waste from demolition |
| 17 09 04 | Mixed waste of construction and demolition activities, other than those mentioned in 17 09 01, 17 09 02 and 17 09 03, here: gypsum board and other gypsum waste from demolition |
| 18 01 04 | Wastes that do not have to be collected and disposed of by applying special precautions to avoid infections (here: exclusively dental gypsum from dental surgery) |
| 19 12 09 | Minerals, here: pre-treated gypsum waste |
This is how the gypsum waste should look:
and this is how it should not:
The recyclable gypsum waste should be dry and free from extraneous material, such as:
- ferrous and nonferrous metals
- building rubbish
- bonded-wood-wool board
- Styrofoam
- insulation material
- plastics
- plasterboards*
- gas/porous concrete*
- or other extraneous materials.
*Acceptance of homogeneous plasterboards as well as gas and porous concrete is possible. Gypsum-containing waste from construction and demolition should come only from uncontaminated residential, office or other dedicated uses.
Separate agreements need to be concluded if the share of extraneous materials is above 5 %.
The following materials are generally not accepted:
- Waste materials contaminated with asbestos
- Waste from fires
- Biological agents in the sense of risk groups 3 and 4 of the German Ordinance on Health and Safety for Activities involving Biological Agents (Biostoffverordnung – BioStoffV).
The acceptance limits follow the specifications of the Federal Association of the German Gypsum Industry (Bundesverband der Gipsindustrie e.V.).
Products
MUEG recycled gypsum: the environmentally friendly and resource-efficient alternative to natural gypsum and FGD gypsum
100% of the recycled gypsum is obtained from the material recycling of gypsum-containing waste. High purities, reliable, inspected quality, sustainability and environmental awareness: MUEG recycled gypsum combines all these advantages in one product.
Gypsum contents above 80% enable re-using the recycled gypsum directly as secondary raw material in the gypsum and cement industry.
For instance, the recycled gypsum can be used in the manufacture of gypsum products for the gypsum industry, such as
- gypsum boards
- gypsum moulding plaster
- calcium sulphate raw material
or for direct marketing as a product.
In the cement industry, these are used as quick hardeners for cement.
Our products are subject to continuous quality monitoring, with our own production inspections. Therefore they ensure compliance with agreed quality standards.
Advantages for you:
- Lumpy to finely ground (≤ 1 mm), white gypsum without contamination or discolouring
- High purity (calcium sulphate dihydrate content ≥ 80%)
- Low moisture (< 10%)
- Guaranteed to be environmentally and resource-friendly
- Can be re-used directly as secondary raw material
References
Gypsum recycling for Berlin
MUEG gypsum recycling
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