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 October

System Totals (in tons)
120,773.98
Reused
3,805,976.09
Disposed
12,595,482.73
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
76.96%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
66.57%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.63%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Mixed C & D Debris 5,752,551.96 34.82%
2. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 3,391,870.67 20.53%
3. Green Waste 3,239,789.03 19.61%
4. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 1,637,676.98 9.91%
5. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 934,703.17 5.66%
6. Concrete 787,398.41 4.77%
7. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 200,451.29 1.21%
8. Waste (Trash) 139,212.80 0.84%
9. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 121,196.16 0.73%
10. Metal 95,421.84 0.58%
11. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 45,314.26 0.27%
12. Wood - Clean 34,988.49 0.21%
13. Asphalt - Roofing 30,436.42 0.18%
14. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 25,752.59 0.16%
15. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 20,146.44 0.12%
16. Miscellaneous Debris 19,282.47 0.12%
17. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,835.14 0.09%
18. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 11,868.29 0.07%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 6,544.04 0.04%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 2,445.98 0.01%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 2,209.13 0.01%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 1,420.84 0.01%
23. Mixed Recyclables 1,236.11 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 1,172.59 0.01%
25. Carpet & Padding 870.07 0.01%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 791.54 0.00%
27. Wood - Pallets 675.78 0.00%
28. Appliances & Equipment 600.78 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 339.35 0.00%
30. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 171.43 0.00%
31. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 149.66 0.00%
32. Glass Plate or Tempered 133.86 0.00%
33. Trash Sorted for Recovery 130.96 0.00%
34. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 118.47 0.00%
35. Universal Waste - Other 92.99 0.00%
36. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 60.98 0.00%
37. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 58.38 0.00%
38. Porcelain 30.15 0.00%
39. Compost 25.52 0.00%
40. eWaste 17.37 0.00%
41. Donated Food 11.91 0.00%
42. Paper Products 10.38 0.00%
43. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 5.70 0.00%
44. Mixed Food Waste 4.11 0.00%
45. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
46. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
47. Aluminum Cans 1.19 0.00%
48. Batteries 1.02 0.00%
49. Car Batteries 1.00 0.00%
50. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.60 0.00%
51. Compostable Food Waste 0.27 0.00%
52. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.19 0.00%
53. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.14 0.00%
54. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
55. Paint 0.01 0.00%
56. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
57. Water 0.00 0.00%
58. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
59. Tires 0.00 0.00%
60. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
61. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
62. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
63. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
64. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
65. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
66. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
67. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
68. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
69. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
70. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
71. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
72. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
73. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
74. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
14,985,665.15
Barrels of oil
saved
34,850,384.07
Homes powered for
1 month
1,868,536.80
Gallons of gasoline
saved
1,680,007,303.77
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
2,938,365.72
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
384,247,824.35