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 July

System Totals (in tons)
42,883.71
Reused
1,207,098.05
Disposed
3,050,919.35
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
71.93%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
46.68%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.29%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,507,404.99 35.05%
2. Mixed C & D Debris 1,271,638.93 29.57%
3. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 669,122.51 15.56%
4. Concrete 384,160.81 8.93%
5. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 121,222.34 2.82%
6. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 82,326.45 1.91%
7. Waste (Trash) 69,947.64 1.63%
8. Metal 51,305.02 1.19%
9. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 42,998.35 1.00%
10. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 35,797.89 0.83%
11. Wood - Clean 14,937.02 0.35%
12. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,079.00 0.33%
13. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,367.31 0.15%
14. Green Waste 6,282.08 0.15%
15. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 5,756.19 0.13%
16. Miscellaneous Debris 3,585.98 0.08%
17. Asphalt - Roofing 3,524.65 0.08%
18. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,400.06 0.06%
19. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 1,830.00 0.04%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,633.76 0.04%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,170.08 0.03%
22. Drywall - Demo & painted 553.49 0.01%
23. Cardboard & Paper Products 540.69 0.01%
24. Mixed Recyclables 408.49 0.01%
25. Wood - Pallets 352.68 0.01%
26. Carpet & Padding 320.38 0.01%
27. Appliances & Equipment 301.13 0.01%
28. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 292.70 0.01%
29. Ceiling Tiles 136.45 0.00%
30. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 111.70 0.00%
31. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 88.61 0.00%
32. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 71.79 0.00%
33. Glass Plate or Tempered 69.39 0.00%
34. Universal Waste - Other 57.67 0.00%
35. Trash Sorted for Recovery 37.70 0.00%
36. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 24.85 0.00%
37. Compost 10.62 0.00%
38. eWaste 10.48 0.00%
39. Porcelain 9.90 0.00%
40. Donated Food 9.73 0.00%
41. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
42. Mixed Food Waste 0.75 0.00%
43. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.03 0.00%
44. Aluminum Cans 0.01 0.00%
45. Paint 0.01 0.00%
46. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
47. Batteries 0.00 0.00%
48. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 0.00 0.00%
49. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
50. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
51. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
52. Tires 0.00 0.00%
53. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
54. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
55. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
56. Water 0.00 0.00%
57. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.00 0.00%
58. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
59. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
60. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
61. Motor Oil 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. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
67. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
68. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.00 0.00%
69. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
70. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
71. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
72. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
73. Paper Products 0.00 0.00%
74. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
3,900,917.31
Barrels of oil
saved
9,071,900.71
Homes powered for
1 month
486,398.67
Gallons of gasoline
saved
437,322,568.02
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
764,885.75
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
100,023,520.69