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)
39,186.39
Reused
3,383,044.34
Disposed
7,738,464.10
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
69.69%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
63.92%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.86%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Mixed C & D Debris 5,227,010.68 46.83%
2. Green Waste 3,231,690.62 28.96%
3. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,288,502.46 11.54%
4. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 604,128.52 5.41%
5. Concrete 337,998.09 3.03%
6. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 120,253.27 1.08%
7. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 84,950.21 0.76%
8. Waste (Trash) 71,139.40 0.64%
9. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 39,344.52 0.35%
10. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 33,549.98 0.30%
11. Metal 33,224.74 0.30%
12. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 23,253.97 0.21%
13. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,142.28 0.13%
14. Wood - Clean 12,352.44 0.11%
15. Miscellaneous Debris 12,268.43 0.11%
16. Asphalt - Roofing 6,339.49 0.06%
17. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,326.33 0.06%
18. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 4,181.13 0.04%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 3,385.35 0.03%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,819.10 0.02%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 877.16 0.01%
22. Drywall - Demo & painted 630.63 0.01%
23. Cardboard & Paper Products 556.12 0.00%
24. Mixed Recyclables 497.49 0.00%
25. Carpet & Padding 453.37 0.00%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 399.73 0.00%
27. Wood - Pallets 332.16 0.00%
28. Appliances & Equipment 277.30 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 179.66 0.00%
30. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 127.55 0.00%
31. Glass Plate or Tempered 109.79 0.00%
32. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 96.72 0.00%
33. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 91.03 0.00%
34. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 58.38 0.00%
35. Trash Sorted for Recovery 40.88 0.00%
36. Universal Waste - Other 28.28 0.00%
37. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 26.53 0.00%
38. Compost 14.87 0.00%
39. Porcelain 13.83 0.00%
40. Donated Food 11.11 0.00%
41. eWaste 10.34 0.00%
42. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.15 0.00%
43. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.03 0.00%
44. Aluminum Cans 0.01 0.00%
45. Paint 0.01 0.00%
46. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.00 0.00%
47. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
48. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
49. EPS Styrofoam 0.00 0.00%
50. Tires 0.00 0.00%
51. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
52. Batteries 0.00 0.00%
53. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 0.00 0.00%
54. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
55. Water 0.00 0.00%
56. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
57. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 0.00 0.00%
58. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
59. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
60. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
61. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
62. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
63. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
64. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
65. Mixed Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
66. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
67. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
68. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
69. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
70. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
71. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
72. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
73. Paper Products 0.00 0.00%
74. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
10,122,750.21
Barrels of oil
saved
23,541,279.56
Homes powered for
1 month
1,262,188.31
Gallons of gasoline
saved
1,134,837,467.58
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
1,984,852.98
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
259,557,697.71