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 March

System Totals (in tons)
57,764.41
Reused
428,411.24
Disposed
3,409,874.83
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
89.00%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
72.60%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.49%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,763,639.07 45.27%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 687,332.75 17.64%
3. Mixed C & D Debris 525,192.41 13.48%
4. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 321,216.85 8.24%
5. Concrete 287,044.25 7.37%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 89,252.53 2.29%
7. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 57,908.85 1.49%
8. Waste (Trash) 53,226.35 1.37%
9. Metal 40,098.19 1.03%
10. Wood - Clean 15,673.99 0.40%
11. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,196.18 0.36%
12. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 11,652.69 0.30%
13. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,307.91 0.16%
14. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 4,442.07 0.11%
15. Miscellaneous Debris 3,302.03 0.08%
16. Green Waste 3,126.12 0.08%
17. Asphalt - Roofing 3,115.27 0.08%
18. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,710.58 0.07%
19. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 2,416.34 0.06%
20. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 966.26 0.02%
21. Mixed Recyclables 556.99 0.01%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 524.34 0.01%
23. Materials Containing Asbestos 416.83 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 352.57 0.01%
25. Appliances & Equipment 297.92 0.01%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 279.26 0.01%
27. Carpet & Padding 196.08 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 192.12 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 121.50 0.00%
30. Trash Sorted for Recovery 98.79 0.00%
31. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 64.71 0.00%
32. Universal Waste - Other 40.61 0.00%
33. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 25.76 0.00%
34. Glass Plate or Tempered 17.43 0.00%
35. Porcelain 15.97 0.00%
36. Compost 7.46 0.00%
37. Paper Products 7.18 0.00%
38. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 4.00 0.00%
39. eWaste 2.61 0.00%
40. Donated Food 2.50 0.00%
41. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
42. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
43. Batteries 1.00 0.00%
44. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.67 0.00%
45. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.14 0.00%
46. Mixed Food Waste 0.09 0.00%
47. Aluminum Cans 0.06 0.00%
48. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
49. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
50. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
51. Tires 0.00 0.00%
52. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
53. Water 0.00 0.00%
54. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 0.00 0.00%
55. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
56. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
57. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 0.00 0.00%
58. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
59. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
60. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
61. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.00 0.00%
62. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
63. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
64. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
65. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
66. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
67. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
68. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
69. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
70. Paint 0.00 0.00%
71. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
72. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
73. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
74. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
3,533,717.79
Barrels of oil
saved
8,217,948.34
Homes powered for
1 month
440,613.19
Gallons of gasoline
saved
396,156,702.39
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
692,885.84
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
90,608,148.34