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)
183,349.16
Reused
758,859.86
Disposed
7,163,999.69
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
90.64%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
76.43%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.32%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 3,092,107.21 38.14%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 1,427,982.50 17.61%
3. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 1,236,967.15 15.26%
4. Mixed C & D Debris 904,706.30 11.16%
5. Concrete 698,076.24 8.61%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 194,973.80 2.41%
7. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 183,794.25 2.27%
8. Waste (Trash) 100,782.10 1.24%
9. Metal 91,429.76 1.13%
10. Wood - Clean 31,445.87 0.39%
11. Asphalt - Roofing 27,401.06 0.34%
12. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 20,015.16 0.25%
13. Green Waste 15,564.53 0.19%
14. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,741.05 0.18%
15. Materials Containing Asbestos 13,650.43 0.17%
16. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 13,530.45 0.17%
17. Miscellaneous Debris 12,215.79 0.15%
18. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 11,510.75 0.14%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 4,784.44 0.06%
20. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 2,874.38 0.04%
21. Cardboard & Paper Products 1,384.11 0.02%
22. Mixed Recyclables 1,210.42 0.01%
23. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,063.28 0.01%
24. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 792.55 0.01%
25. Drywall - Demo & painted 726.39 0.01%
26. Carpet & Padding 579.50 0.01%
27. Appliances & Equipment 517.31 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 415.46 0.01%
29. Ceiling Tiles 230.69 0.00%
30. Glass Plate or Tempered 120.96 0.00%
31. Trash Sorted for Recovery 115.65 0.00%
32. Universal Waste - Other 100.67 0.00%
33. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 99.93 0.00%
34. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 86.40 0.00%
35. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 73.19 0.00%
36. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 34.57 0.00%
37. Porcelain 29.34 0.00%
38. Compost 16.96 0.00%
39. Aluminum Cans 11.96 0.00%
40. Paper Products 10.70 0.00%
41. eWaste 9.52 0.00%
42. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 7.13 0.00%
43. Mixed Food Waste 4.11 0.00%
44. Fluorescent Bulbs 3.86 0.00%
45. Donated Food 2.50 0.00%
46. EPS Styrofoam 2.36 0.00%
47. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 1.73 0.00%
48. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
49. Batteries 1.02 0.00%
50. Car Batteries 1.00 0.00%
51. Compostable Food Waste 0.51 0.00%
52. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.14 0.00%
53. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
54. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
55. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
56. Water 0.00 0.00%
57. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
58. Tires 0.00 0.00%
59. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
60. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
61. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
62. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
63. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
64. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
65. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
66. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
67. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
68. Paint 0.00 0.00%
69. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
70. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
71. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
72. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
73. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
74. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
7,352,331.30
Barrels of oil
saved
17,098,444.88
Homes powered for
1 month
916,749.54
Gallons of gasoline
saved
824,252,387.89
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
1,441,633.59
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
188,521,315.38