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
458,447.47
Disposed
3,670,119.29
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
89.05%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
73.00%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.19%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,824,422.43 43.58%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 702,093.12 16.77%
3. Mixed C & D Debris 577,884.84 13.80%
4. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 329,687.71 7.87%
5. Concrete 311,893.34 7.45%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 193,308.84 4.62%
7. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 58,061.71 1.39%
8. Metal 57,867.04 1.38%
9. Waste (Trash) 56,300.80 1.34%
10. Wood - Clean 16,157.29 0.39%
11. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,196.18 0.34%
12. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 11,652.69 0.28%
13. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,829.34 0.16%
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 3,620.23 0.09%
18. Asphalt - Roofing 3,192.72 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 573.48 0.01%
22. Mixed Recyclables 559.12 0.01%
23. Materials Containing Asbestos 427.97 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 380.54 0.01%
25. Appliances & Equipment 298.97 0.01%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 282.73 0.01%
27. Carpet & Padding 208.56 0.00%
28. Wood - Pallets 194.34 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. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 68.29 0.00%
33. Universal Waste - Other 40.61 0.00%
34. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 28.01 0.00%
35. Glass Plate or Tempered 17.43 0.00%
36. Porcelain 15.97 0.00%
37. Compost 7.46 0.00%
38. Paper Products 7.18 0.00%
39. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 4.00 0.00%
40. eWaste 2.61 0.00%
41. Donated Food 2.50 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. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
50. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
51. Tires 0.00 0.00%
52. Water 0.00 0.00%
53. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
54. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
55. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
56. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
57. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 0.00 0.00%
58. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
59. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
60. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
61. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.00 0.00%
62. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
63. Car Batteries 0.00 0.00%
64. Compostable Food Waste 0.00 0.00%
65. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
66. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
67. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
68. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
69. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
70. Paint 0.00 0.00%
71. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
72. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
73. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
74. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
3,797,141.01
Barrels of oil
saved
8,830,560.48
Homes powered for
1 month
473,458.98
Gallons of gasoline
saved
425,688,453.60
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
744,537.45
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
97,362,589.90