Green building is here to stay, but complying with all the new recycling laws and regulations increases your cost of doing business. We all want to help the environment, especially because 40% of all waste sent to landfills is generated from construction. Creating an effective waste management plan for your construction project, salvaging materials, source separation, and using facilities that truly recycle materials is the key.

So how can you do all this for less and make a difference? Green Halo!

Recovery Reports for July

System Totals (in tons)
42,869.07
Reused
1,778,626.16
Disposed
5,577,452.78
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
75.96%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
64.05%
Inert
Recovery Rate
97.74%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Mixed C & D Debris 3,820,975.63 51.64%
2. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,574,253.37 21.28%
3. Concrete 827,644.29 11.19%
4. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 689,844.49 9.32%
5. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 119,692.10 1.62%
6. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 84,439.84 1.14%
7. Waste (Trash) 73,813.30 1.00%
8. Metal 54,035.13 0.73%
9. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 42,994.76 0.58%
10. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 35,849.84 0.48%
11. Wood - Clean 15,374.77 0.21%
12. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,079.00 0.19%
13. Miscellaneous Debris 12,354.99 0.17%
14. Green Waste 6,550.02 0.09%
15. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,543.46 0.09%
16. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 5,824.44 0.08%
17. Asphalt - Roofing 3,723.65 0.05%
18. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,430.35 0.03%
19. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 1,830.00 0.02%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,633.92 0.02%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,169.97 0.02%
22. Drywall - Demo & painted 627.51 0.01%
23. Cardboard & Paper Products 567.42 0.01%
24. Carpet & Padding 484.64 0.01%
25. Mixed Recyclables 477.12 0.01%
26. Wood - Pallets 356.63 0.00%
27. Appliances & Equipment 328.85 0.00%
28. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 313.12 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 154.67 0.00%
30. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 130.54 0.00%
31. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 115.80 0.00%
32. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 90.03 0.00%
33. Glass Plate or Tempered 79.30 0.00%
34. Universal Waste - Other 57.67 0.00%
35. Trash Sorted for Recovery 37.70 0.00%
36. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 26.53 0.00%
37. Compost 11.34 0.00%
38. eWaste 10.48 0.00%
39. Porcelain 9.90 0.00%
40. Donated Food 9.73 0.00%
41. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
42. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.03 0.00%
43. Aluminum Cans 0.01 0.00%
44. Paint 0.01 0.00%
45. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
46. Batteries 0.00 0.00%
47. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
48. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
49. Water 0.00 0.00%
50. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
51. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.00 0.00%
52. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 0.00 0.00%
53. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
54. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
55. Tires 0.00 0.00%
56. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
57. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
58. Mixed Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
59. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
60. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
61. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
62. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
63. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
64. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 0.00 0.00%
65. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
66. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
67. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
68. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.00 0.00%
69. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
70. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
71. Paper Products 0.00 0.00%
72. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
73. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
74. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
6,710,845.85
Barrels of oil
saved
15,606,618.24
Homes powered for
1 month
836,763.82
Gallons of gasoline
saved
752,336,978.15
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
1,315,852.13
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
172,072,970.39