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)
50,019.35
Reused
405,287.97
Disposed
3,379,646.79
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
89.43%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
75.22%
Inert
Recovery Rate
97.85%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,763,918.95 45.99%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 648,199.95 16.90%
3. Mixed C & D Debris 560,192.89 14.61%
4. Concrete 343,289.57 8.95%
5. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 181,774.64 4.74%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 108,368.41 2.83%
7. Waste (Trash) 57,144.01 1.49%
8. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 50,277.75 1.31%
9. Metal 40,922.06 1.07%
10. Wood - Clean 15,108.04 0.39%
11. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,196.18 0.37%
12. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 11,652.69 0.30%
13. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 7,555.02 0.20%
14. Green Waste 6,645.83 0.17%
15. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,618.09 0.17%
16. Miscellaneous Debris 3,805.65 0.10%
17. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 3,458.96 0.09%
18. Asphalt - Roofing 3,024.69 0.08%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,753.51 0.07%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,848.39 0.05%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,159.62 0.03%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 549.39 0.01%
23. Mixed Recyclables 470.77 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 382.86 0.01%
25. Appliances & Equipment 326.37 0.01%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 284.55 0.01%
27. Carpet & Padding 283.22 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 177.93 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 150.62 0.00%
30. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 111.70 0.00%
31. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 70.31 0.00%
32. Glass Plate or Tempered 70.24 0.00%
33. Universal Waste - Other 53.98 0.00%
34. Trash Sorted for Recovery 38.83 0.00%
35. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 28.91 0.00%
36. Porcelain 12.10 0.00%
37. eWaste 10.60 0.00%
38. Compost 7.59 0.00%
39. Donated Food 4.32 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. Water 0.00 0.00%
51. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
52. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
53. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
54. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
55. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
56. Tires 0.00 0.00%
57. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 0.00 0.00%
58. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
59. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
60. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
61. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
62. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
63. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 0.00 0.00%
64. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
65. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
66. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
67. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
68. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
69. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
70. Paint 0.00 0.00%
71. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
72. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
73. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
74. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
3,478,303.38
Barrels of oil
saved
8,089,077.62
Homes powered for
1 month
433,703.66
Gallons of gasoline
saved
389,944,324.86
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
682,020.27
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
89,187,266.10