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 August

System Totals (in tons)
43,311.01
Reused
1,725,972.39
Disposed
4,937,279.59
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
74.26%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
63.86%
Inert
Recovery Rate
99.14%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Mixed C & D Debris 3,800,013.46 56.66%
2. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,382,361.81 20.61%
3. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 658,687.76 9.82%
4. Concrete 384,027.06 5.73%
5. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 114,779.96 1.71%
6. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 86,885.85 1.30%
7. Waste (Trash) 75,339.08 1.12%
8. Metal 53,487.21 0.80%
9. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 43,491.93 0.65%
10. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 32,858.48 0.49%
11. Wood - Clean 14,943.32 0.22%
12. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,132.30 0.21%
13. Miscellaneous Debris 12,613.48 0.19%
14. Green Waste 6,251.93 0.09%
15. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,052.62 0.09%
16. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 5,651.84 0.08%
17. Asphalt - Roofing 4,007.23 0.06%
18. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,513.41 0.04%
19. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 1,834.19 0.03%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,647.58 0.02%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,163.83 0.02%
22. Drywall - Demo & painted 646.41 0.01%
23. Cardboard & Paper Products 537.85 0.01%
24. Mixed Recyclables 462.54 0.01%
25. Carpet & Padding 455.20 0.01%
26. Appliances & Equipment 359.89 0.01%
27. Wood - Pallets 303.51 0.00%
28. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 297.90 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 179.12 0.00%
30. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 112.50 0.00%
31. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 110.95 0.00%
32. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 102.27 0.00%
33. Glass Plate or Tempered 79.30 0.00%
34. Universal Waste - Other 57.12 0.00%
35. Trash Sorted for Recovery 32.63 0.00%
36. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 27.16 0.00%
37. Porcelain 17.01 0.00%
38. Compost 15.56 0.00%
39. Donated Food 10.62 0.00%
40. eWaste 9.25 0.00%
41. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
42. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.15 0.00%
43. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.03 0.00%
44. Aluminum Cans 0.01 0.00%
45. Paint 0.01 0.00%
46. Batteries 0.00 0.00%
47. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 0.00 0.00%
48. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
49. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
50. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
51. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.00 0.00%
52. Water 0.00 0.00%
53. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
54. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
55. Tires 0.00 0.00%
56. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
57. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
58. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
59. Mixed Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
60. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
61. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
62. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
63. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
64. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
65. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 0.00 0.00%
66. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
67. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
68. Plastic Bottles & 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
6,082,852.63
Barrels of oil
saved
14,146,168.91
Homes powered for
1 month
758,460.43
Gallons of gasoline
saved
681,934,151.56
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
1,192,716.20
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
155,970,580.31