Drywall, also known as sheetrock, consists of a paper-covered, hard-packed gypsum core. Gypsum is calcium sulfate, a naturally occurring mineral. It has been touted as beneficial for breaking up compact soil, especially clay soil.
Donate new gypsum sheets to for reuse. Clean scraps of drywall from new construction projects can be recycled as a soils amendment. Otherwise, painted drywall from deconstruction projects, including nails and screws, can be disposed of as garbage, in debris boxes, or at locations that accept mixed loads of construction and demolition (C&D) materials.
Related topics:
See Building materials for donation options for reuse
See Construction and demolition recycling facilities
See Curbside Services: Garbage Cart for disposal of small amounts of drywall in the garbage
See County Refuse Disposal Sites for disposal options; regular garbage rates apply
See Debris box for construction and demolition debris
Reuse organization
Annapolis Transfer Station (Disposal and Recycling)
33549 Annapolis Rd.
Annapolis, CA 94952
NotesDrop-off and fee: drywall, sheet rock, and wall board (paint, nails, and screws okay); regular garbage rates apply.
For current rates, see Fee Schedule
Central Disposal Site
500 Mecham Rd
Petaluma, CA 94952
NotesDrop-off and fee: drywall, sheet rock, and wall board (paint, nails, and screws okay); regular garbage rates apply.
For current rates, see Fee Schedule
Guerneville Transfer Station (Disposal and Recycling)
13450 Pocket Canyon Dr./Hwy. 116
Guerneville, CA 95446
NotesDrop-off and fee: drywall, sheet rock, and wall board (paint, nails, and screws okay); regular garbage rates apply.
For current rates, see Fee Schedule
Healdsburg Transfer Station (Disposal and Recycling)
166 Alexander Valley Rd
Healdsburg, CA 95448
NotesDrop-off and fee: drywall, sheet rock, and wall board (paint, nails, and screws okay); regular garbage rates apply.
For current rates, see Fee Schedule
Republic Services/Global Materials Recovery Services
3899 Santa Rosa Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
NotesDrop-off and fee: drywall, sheet rock, and wall board (paint, nails, and screws okay).
Sonoma Transfer Station (Disposal and Recycling)
4376 Stage Gulch Rd.
Sonoma, CA 94956
NotesDrop-off and fee: drywall, sheet rock, and wall board (paint, nails, and screws okay); regular garbage rates apply.
For current rates, see Fee Schedule
Wheeler Zamaroni
3500 Petaluma Hill Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
NotesDrop-off and fee: clean unpainted gypsum, drywall, wallboard. No paint, nails, or screws. Gypsum is recycled for use as a soils amendment.
Windsor Material Recovery Facility (C&D)
590 Caletti Ave
Windsor, CA 95492
NotesDrop-off and fee: drywall, sheet rock, and wall board (paint, nails, and screws okay).
