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 May

System Totals (in tons)
50,037.36
Reused
424,015.36
Disposed
3,445,278.43
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
89.18%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
74.56%
Inert
Recovery Rate
97.88%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,790,002.59 45.67%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 650,494.69 16.60%
3. Mixed C & D Debris 578,533.17 14.76%
4. Concrete 346,379.19 8.84%
5. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 194,085.25 4.95%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 115,847.74 2.96%
7. Waste (Trash) 69,471.17 1.77%
8. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 50,215.17 1.28%
9. Metal 41,868.74 1.07%
10. Wood - Clean 15,795.72 0.40%
11. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,196.18 0.36%
12. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 11,652.69 0.30%
13. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 7,664.41 0.20%
14. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,871.80 0.18%
15. Green Waste 6,717.64 0.17%
16. Miscellaneous Debris 4,217.14 0.11%
17. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 3,458.96 0.09%
18. Asphalt - Roofing 3,196.97 0.08%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,509.01 0.06%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,888.51 0.05%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,161.33 0.03%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 570.51 0.01%
23. Mixed Recyclables 478.24 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 403.72 0.01%
25. Appliances & Equipment 329.21 0.01%
26. Carpet & Padding 288.27 0.01%
27. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 284.18 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 189.69 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 150.15 0.00%
30. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 111.70 0.00%
31. Glass Plate or Tempered 71.61 0.00%
32. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 70.31 0.00%
33. Universal Waste - Other 53.98 0.00%
34. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 29.09 0.00%
35. Trash Sorted for Recovery 28.09 0.00%
36. Porcelain 12.10 0.00%
37. eWaste 11.02 0.00%
38. Compost 10.80 0.00%
39. Donated Food 5.45 0.00%
40. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
41. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
42. Batteries 1.00 0.00%
43. Paper Products 0.32 0.00%
44. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.22 0.00%
45. Mixed Food Waste 0.09 0.00%
46. Aluminum Cans 0.06 0.00%
47. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.03 0.00%
48. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
49. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
50. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 0.00 0.00%
51. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
52. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
53. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
54. Tires 0.00 0.00%
55. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
56. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
57. Water 0.00 0.00%
58. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 0.00 0.00%
59. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
60. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
61. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
62. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
63. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
64. Paint 0.00 0.00%
65. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
66. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
67. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
68. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
69. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
70. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
71. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
72. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
73. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
74. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
3,554,833.35
Barrels of oil
saved
8,267,054.31
Homes powered for
1 month
443,246.05
Gallons of gasoline
saved
398,523,918.50
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
697,026.15
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
91,149,573.16