I know my company competes directly against unscrupulous contractors willing to perform vermiculite insulation removals without performing the necessary tests, and in our industry there will always be the companies willing to cut corners to appeal to cheap home owners. The contractors proceed to dump the removed material at illegal dump sites where no one cares that you lack a lab report, and since the workers are most likely paid cash there's no evidence if one of them develops medical complications as a result of asbestos exposure.
I'm sure the environmental companies will be printing money off the tests and it's definitely a PITA for us to deal with, but it makes sense. I don't want asbestos contaminating new batches of drywall and the people handling the material once it's off our hands shouldn't need to deal with it either. That's just my opinion, I know it won't be popular.
I wonder how complicated it is to open an environmental testing lab..
Sask doesn't require you recycle drywall
The amount of drywall saved from landfills every year by requiring it be recycled is unbelievable.