I've read that Drywall is about 95% recycled content

Hey everyone, new member.
Browsed the forums quite a bit, and figured it was worth signing up.

I am thinking of incorporating general hauling into my scrapping business, and was curious about drywall.



Drywall is supposedly environmentally friendly, as in non-toxic.
The paper is said to be 100% recycled newspaper, and the drywall itself is said to be about 95% recycled content.

I know how picky recycling buyers are about different types of cardboards, and after making a whopping $6.00 off of a full load, I never got into scrapping paper. But now I am thinking it may be worth it... The weight of drywall adds up very quickly.

Anybody know of scrap drywall buyers?

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Don't think there is any money in it. Speaking about building materials anybody here try reselling old doors, door handles, decorative wood, etc from old houses that are getting demolished? I think there was a market for that stuff during the building and remodeling boom.

Thx KZ. I left for an auction first thing this morning, and just finished up unloading everything I suspected I wouldn't have any free time today to get into an in depth Google search (I'm so curious, I always get distracted and end up with answers to something totally different), so I thought I'd ask.

Originally Posted by TheeFirewoodGuy

Drywall is supposedly environmentally friendly, as in non-toxic.
The paper is said to be 100% recycled newspaper, and the drywall itself is said to be about 95% recycled content.

If it's some of that stuff from China you might want to have it diagnosed for exactly what's in it, along with lead contamination and maybe radioactive waste tests, haha ; )

i make alot of money every yEar from old doors,door handles,banister rails,and alot of other things from old houses.old baseboards and cabinets can fetch decent money.i salvage certain barn timbers and sheeting also.if you find old mantles that are nice they can be good also.if i find anything above an old door or window that looks nice or ornate i always put it back,i know a few carpenters and when they build houses for those folks who have more dollars than since we both come out nice on anything old thats in good shape.

How would you sell old wood? I've got some that's more than big enough to make a huge mantle, 3 inches thick and 15 inches wide, about 8 foot long. It came from an old building (built 1911) we were installing a stairwell in, and had to cut holes through the floor joists to make the opening

In my area there is a demand for the old stuff. I partner with a friend to sandblast and paint old claw foot tubs. We've had people come hundreds of miles for them.


On the drywall, I had a builder tell me that somewhere they were grinding it on site and using it as backfill. I don't know what kind of grinder though.

Originally Posted by TheeFirewoodGuy

Hey everyone, new member.
Browsed the forums quite a bit, and figured it was worth signing up.

I am thinking of incorporating general hauling into my scrapping business, and was curious about drywall.

Drywall is supposedly environmentally friendly, as in non-toxic.
The paper is said to be 100% recycled newspaper, and the drywall itself is said to be about 95% recycled content.

I know how picky recycling buyers are about different types of cardboards, and after making a whopping $6.00 off of a full load, I never got into scrapping paper. But now I am thinking it may be worth it... The weight of drywall adds up very quickly.

Anybody know of scrap drywall buyers?

Not sure about there being money in selling it (yet), but I do believe that it's something to look into. I know that drywall recycling is used in the agriculture and horticulture area. Gypsum is used as a calcium and sulphur fertilizer. The paper recycled for lots of purposes, I know a company that uses the paper to make animal bedding. Seems to be a money maker

There is a place in Goshen, IN that does this