Managing the Use of Natural Resources in a Sustainable Way

Despite the fact that quarrying in some form or other has been carried out since the Stone Age and counts - along with the procurement of food and housing- as one of the basic activities of human beings-, people still tend to regard this kind of activity with distrust and fear its effects on the local environment. Furthermore, nowadays, citizens and governments are looking carefully at how natural resources are used and in what quantities, to ensure security of supply.

The Gypsum Industry prides itself on its deep commitment to the interests of the community. An established tradition in the responsible use of natural resources and in the rehabilitation of depleted gypsum quarries is now matched by an active stance in the recovery and reprocessing of Gypsum waste.

Extracted Gypsum is a natural resource: we consider it our duty to adopt a responsible attitude to the management of this resource. Over many years, the gypsum producers have striven to restore depleted gypsum quarries by creating a natural landscape and by re-cultivation measures on one part of the quarry, whilst the extraction process is in full activity in other parts.

DID YOU KNOW

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Gypsum quarries can compensate for the disappearance of their original habitats, generating diversified biotopes for rare species of amphibians, reptiles, insects, birds, flowers and plants.

Tierwelt in Gipssteineinbrüchen-de.pdf

An important programme of restoration for the Vaujours-Caubry - open-pit gypsum quarry -135 ha- in France started in 1995 and was successfully completed in 2005 creating an aesthetically pleasing and biologically sound environment.

Les atouts du plâtre-fr.pdf