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 November

System Totals (in tons)
45,283.20
Reused
3,402,904.35
Disposed
7,804,140.83
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
69.76%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
63.74%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.86%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Mixed C & D Debris 5,340,629.44 47.46%
2. Green Waste 3,231,461.03 28.72%
3. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,405,457.69 12.49%
4. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 490,741.03 4.36%
5. Concrete 313,049.50 2.78%
6. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 113,953.99 1.01%
7. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 83,808.64 0.74%
8. Waste (Trash) 69,926.18 0.62%
9. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 45,473.81 0.40%
10. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 34,653.63 0.31%
11. Metal 29,651.86 0.26%
12. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 27,314.69 0.24%
13. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,142.28 0.13%
14. Miscellaneous Debris 12,245.08 0.11%
15. Wood - Clean 12,038.78 0.11%
16. Asphalt - Roofing 7,458.98 0.07%
17. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,375.89 0.06%
18. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 4,068.17 0.04%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,769.72 0.02%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,643.20 0.01%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,444.43 0.01%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 566.36 0.01%
23. Mixed Recyclables 565.02 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 558.42 0.00%
25. Carpet & Padding 479.31 0.00%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 469.61 0.00%
27. Wood - Pallets 333.67 0.00%
28. Appliances & Equipment 255.72 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 156.93 0.00%
30. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 122.23 0.00%
31. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 107.46 0.00%
32. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 98.84 0.00%
33. Glass Plate or Tempered 97.89 0.00%
34. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 58.38 0.00%
35. Trash Sorted for Recovery 40.88 0.00%
36. Universal Waste - Other 33.57 0.00%
37. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 26.53 0.00%
38. Compost 14.87 0.00%
39. Porcelain 13.83 0.00%
40. eWaste 11.09 0.00%
41. Donated Food 8.83 0.00%
42. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.15 0.00%
43. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.08 0.00%
44. Aluminum Cans 0.01 0.00%
45. Paint 0.01 0.00%
46. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.00 0.00%
47. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
48. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
49. EPS Styrofoam 0.00 0.00%
50. Tires 0.00 0.00%
51. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
52. Batteries 0.00 0.00%
53. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 0.00 0.00%
54. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
55. Water 0.00 0.00%
56. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
57. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 0.00 0.00%
58. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
59. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
60. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
61. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
62. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
63. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
64. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
65. Mixed Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
66. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
67. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
68. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
69. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
70. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
71. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
72. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
73. Paper Products 0.00 0.00%
74. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
10,205,861.84
Barrels of oil
saved
23,734,562.42
Homes powered for
1 month
1,272,551.35
Gallons of gasoline
saved
1,144,154,914.87
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
2,001,149.38
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
261,688,765.15