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 April

System Totals (in tons)
52,942.47
Reused
387,850.92
Disposed
3,322,830.08
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
89.69%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
75.85%
Inert
Recovery Rate
97.87%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,695,495.48 45.05%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 635,407.63 16.88%
3. Mixed C & D Debris 544,335.09 14.46%
4. Concrete 310,004.50 8.24%
5. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 259,716.12 6.90%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 93,349.75 2.48%
7. Waste (Trash) 54,999.86 1.46%
8. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 53,160.02 1.41%
9. Metal 43,857.25 1.17%
10. Wood - Clean 15,121.21 0.40%
11. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,196.18 0.38%
12. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 11,652.69 0.31%
13. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,551.77 0.17%
14. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 4,306.12 0.11%
15. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 4,008.60 0.11%
16. Miscellaneous Debris 3,749.69 0.10%
17. Green Waste 3,717.89 0.10%
18. Asphalt - Roofing 3,136.13 0.08%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,294.52 0.06%
20. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,159.51 0.03%
21. Mixed Recyclables 864.66 0.02%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 537.58 0.01%
23. Materials Containing Asbestos 413.08 0.01%
24. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 266.88 0.01%
25. Appliances & Equipment 265.92 0.01%
26. Drywall - Demo & painted 211.33 0.01%
27. Carpet & Padding 203.70 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 184.36 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 131.48 0.00%
30. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 109.88 0.00%
31. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 69.99 0.00%
32. Universal Waste - Other 42.68 0.00%
33. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 27.67 0.00%
34. Trash Sorted for Recovery 18.92 0.00%
35. Porcelain 14.09 0.00%
36. Glass Plate or Tempered 13.72 0.00%
37. Compost 7.49 0.00%
38. Paper Products 7.01 0.00%
39. eWaste 4.51 0.00%
40. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 4.00 0.00%
41. Donated Food 3.99 0.00%
42. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
43. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
44. Batteries 1.00 0.00%
45. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.67 0.00%
46. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.14 0.00%
47. Mixed Food Waste 0.09 0.00%
48. Aluminum Cans 0.06 0.00%
49. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.03 0.00%
50. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
51. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
52. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
53. Tires 0.00 0.00%
54. Water 0.00 0.00%
55. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
56. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
57. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
58. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 0.00 0.00%
59. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
60. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
61. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
62. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
63. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
64. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
65. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
66. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
67. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
68. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
69. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
70. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
71. Paint 0.00 0.00%
72. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
73. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
74. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
3,413,606.49
Barrels of oil
saved
7,938,619.74
Homes powered for
1 month
425,636.72
Gallons of gasoline
saved
382,691,310.23
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
669,334.61
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
87,528,371.47