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 June

System Totals (in tons)
43,830.23
Reused
1,147,801.80
Disposed
3,286,771.99
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
74.37%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
49.01%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.56%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,663,528.99 37.14%
2. Mixed C & D Debris 1,281,276.89 28.61%
3. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 656,103.41 14.65%
4. Concrete 407,452.68 9.10%
5. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 113,972.59 2.54%
6. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 97,487.59 2.18%
7. Waste (Trash) 69,018.84 1.54%
8. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 44,014.04 0.98%
9. Metal 41,484.00 0.93%
10. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 37,694.07 0.84%
11. Wood - Clean 14,523.26 0.32%
12. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,079.00 0.31%
13. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 6,287.40 0.14%
14. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,280.65 0.14%
15. Green Waste 6,186.70 0.14%
16. Miscellaneous Debris 4,093.82 0.09%
17. Asphalt - Roofing 3,313.24 0.07%
18. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 3,260.53 0.07%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,575.15 0.06%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,610.20 0.04%
21. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,162.62 0.03%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 549.56 0.01%
23. Drywall - Demo & painted 455.69 0.01%
24. Mixed Recyclables 389.79 0.01%
25. Appliances & Equipment 311.96 0.01%
26. Carpet & Padding 289.75 0.01%
27. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 282.04 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 164.60 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 145.38 0.00%
30. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 111.70 0.00%
31. Glass Plate or Tempered 71.61 0.00%
32. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 70.31 0.00%
33. Universal Waste - Other 53.98 0.00%
34. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 31.60 0.00%
35. Trash Sorted for Recovery 28.09 0.00%
36. eWaste 10.80 0.00%
37. Compost 10.55 0.00%
38. Porcelain 10.42 0.00%
39. Donated Food 5.90 0.00%
40. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
41. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
42. Batteries 0.95 0.00%
43. Paper Products 0.22 0.00%
44. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.22 0.00%
45. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.03 0.00%
46. Aluminum Cans 0.01 0.00%
47. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
48. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 0.00 0.00%
49. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
50. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
51. Tires 0.00 0.00%
52. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.00 0.00%
53. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
54. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
55. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
56. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
57. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 0.00 0.00%
58. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
59. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
60. Water 0.00 0.00%
61. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
62. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
63. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
64. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
65. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
66. Paint 0.00 0.00%
67. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
68. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
69. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
70. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
71. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
72. Mixed Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
73. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
74. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
4,061,912.45
Barrels of oil
saved
9,446,308.01
Homes powered for
1 month
506,472.87
Gallons of gasoline
saved
455,371,350.46
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
796,453.42
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
104,151,601.18