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)
57,917.26
Reused
453,851.10
Disposed
3,560,068.43
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
88.85%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
72.74%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.32%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,824,404.79 44.80%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 702,441.87 17.25%
3. Mixed C & D Debris 578,052.18 14.20%
4. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 328,853.17 8.08%
5. Concrete 312,721.92 7.68%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 91,445.89 2.25%
7. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 58,061.71 1.43%
8. Waste (Trash) 57,270.57 1.41%
9. Metal 43,425.15 1.07%
10. Wood - Clean 16,222.14 0.40%
11. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,196.18 0.35%
12. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 11,652.69 0.29%
13. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,845.47 0.17%
14. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 4,507.81 0.11%
15. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 3,814.36 0.09%
16. Green Waste 3,694.37 0.09%
17. Miscellaneous Debris 3,633.41 0.09%
18. Asphalt - Roofing 3,195.47 0.08%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,745.23 0.07%
20. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,111.75 0.03%
21. Cardboard & Paper Products 562.57 0.01%
22. Mixed Recyclables 559.12 0.01%
23. Materials Containing Asbestos 427.97 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 383.06 0.01%
25. Appliances & Equipment 323.66 0.01%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 283.40 0.01%
27. Carpet & Padding 208.56 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 195.28 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 126.10 0.00%
30. Trash Sorted for Recovery 98.79 0.00%
31. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 92.38 0.00%
32. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 73.85 0.00%
33. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 68.29 0.00%
34. Universal Waste - Other 40.61 0.00%
35. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 28.01 0.00%
36. Glass Plate or Tempered 22.00 0.00%
37. Porcelain 15.97 0.00%
38. Compost 7.46 0.00%
39. Paper Products 7.18 0.00%
40. eWaste 4.61 0.00%
41. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 4.00 0.00%
42. Donated Food 2.62 0.00%
43. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
44. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
45. Batteries 1.00 0.00%
46. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.67 0.00%
47. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.14 0.00%
48. Mixed Food Waste 0.09 0.00%
49. Aluminum Cans 0.06 0.00%
50. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
51. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
52. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
53. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
54. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.00 0.00%
55. Tires 0.00 0.00%
56. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
57. Water 0.00 0.00%
58. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
59. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
60. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
61. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
62. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
63. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
64. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
65. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
66. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
67. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
68. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
69. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
70. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
71. Paint 0.00 0.00%
72. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
73. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
74. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
3,693,155.97
Barrels of oil
saved
8,588,734.81
Homes powered for
1 month
460,493.26
Gallons of gasoline
saved
414,030,938.18
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
724,148.23
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
94,696,306.89