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)
57,789.57
Reused
445,109.45
Disposed
3,525,868.88
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
88.95%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
72.91%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.32%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,808,586.19 44.89%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 701,777.79 17.42%
3. Mixed C & D Debris 561,626.36 13.94%
4. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 327,863.02 8.14%
5. Concrete 309,533.05 7.68%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 89,547.48 2.22%
7. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 57,934.02 1.44%
8. Waste (Trash) 56,116.32 1.39%
9. Metal 42,450.33 1.05%
10. Wood - Clean 16,012.38 0.40%
11. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,196.18 0.35%
12. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 11,652.69 0.29%
13. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,581.02 0.16%
14. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 4,506.83 0.11%
15. Green Waste 3,655.61 0.09%
16. Miscellaneous Debris 3,577.79 0.09%
17. Asphalt - Roofing 3,167.24 0.08%
18. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 2,765.13 0.07%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,745.23 0.07%
20. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,077.20 0.03%
21. Mixed Recyclables 559.12 0.01%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 545.38 0.01%
23. Materials Containing Asbestos 427.97 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 371.64 0.01%
25. Appliances & Equipment 298.97 0.01%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 282.73 0.01%
27. Carpet & Padding 205.79 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 193.67 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 121.85 0.00%
30. Trash Sorted for Recovery 98.79 0.00%
31. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 92.38 0.00%
32. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 66.80 0.00%
33. Universal Waste - Other 40.61 0.00%
34. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 28.01 0.00%
35. Glass Plate or Tempered 17.43 0.00%
36. Porcelain 15.97 0.00%
37. Compost 7.46 0.00%
38. Paper Products 7.18 0.00%
39. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 4.00 0.00%
40. eWaste 2.61 0.00%
41. Donated Food 2.50 0.00%
42. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
43. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
44. Batteries 1.00 0.00%
45. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.67 0.00%
46. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.14 0.00%
47. Mixed Food Waste 0.09 0.00%
48. Aluminum Cans 0.06 0.00%
49. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
50. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
51. Tires 0.00 0.00%
52. Water 0.00 0.00%
53. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
54. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
55. Septic Waste 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
3,654,092.49
Barrels of oil
saved
8,497,889.50
Homes powered for
1 month
455,622.50
Gallons of gasoline
saved
409,651,623.91
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
716,488.72
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
93,694,679.11