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)
53,490.46
Reused
764,393.79
Disposed
4,750,178.88
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
86.27%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
77.35%
Inert
Recovery Rate
97.88%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Mixed C & D Debris 2,068,877.48 37.15%
2. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 1,723,344.11 30.95%
3. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 647,566.15 11.63%
4. Concrete 329,624.28 5.92%
5. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 259,811.12 4.67%
6. Metal 253,818.92 4.56%
7. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 98,810.17 1.77%
8. Waste (Trash) 56,576.75 1.02%
9. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 53,719.97 0.96%
10. Wood - Clean 15,433.26 0.28%
11. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,196.18 0.25%
12. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 11,652.69 0.21%
13. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 6,859.98 0.12%
14. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 4,651.87 0.08%
15. Green Waste 4,319.13 0.08%
16. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 4,059.80 0.07%
17. Miscellaneous Debris 3,867.49 0.07%
18. Asphalt - Roofing 3,198.24 0.06%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 2,319.34 0.04%
20. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,210.55 0.02%
21. Materials Containing Asbestos 1,182.89 0.02%
22. Mixed Recyclables 616.89 0.01%
23. Cardboard & Paper Products 555.92 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 308.20 0.01%
25. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 267.72 0.00%
26. Appliances & Equipment 266.18 0.00%
27. Carpet & Padding 249.41 0.00%
28. Wood - Pallets 191.71 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 155.18 0.00%
30. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 111.70 0.00%
31. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 69.99 0.00%
32. Universal Waste - Other 47.25 0.00%
33. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 29.57 0.00%
34. Glass Plate or Tempered 26.67 0.00%
35. Trash Sorted for Recovery 20.00 0.00%
36. Porcelain 14.09 0.00%
37. Compost 7.59 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
5,050,233.26
Barrels of oil
saved
11,744,728.51
Homes powered for
1 month
629,704.90
Gallons of gasoline
saved
566,169,647.86
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
990,241.82
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
129,493,160.48