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 February

System Totals (in tons)
150,462.85
Reused
726,016.01
Disposed
7,367,450.35
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
91.19%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
76.32%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.52%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 3,259,926.46 39.54%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 1,429,205.17 17.34%
3. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 1,239,870.04 15.04%
4. Mixed C & D Debris 812,769.23 9.86%
5. Concrete 778,844.11 9.45%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 205,676.52 2.49%
7. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 150,917.34 1.83%
8. Waste (Trash) 98,570.92 1.20%
9. Metal 89,583.40 1.09%
10. Wood - Clean 31,374.52 0.38%
11. Asphalt - Roofing 27,462.10 0.33%
12. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 20,618.78 0.25%
13. Green Waste 15,759.00 0.19%
14. Materials Containing Asbestos 14,908.20 0.18%
15. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,849.05 0.18%
16. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 13,539.75 0.16%
17. Miscellaneous Debris 12,612.92 0.15%
18. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 12,072.43 0.15%
19. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 5,103.45 0.06%
20. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 2,518.72 0.03%
21. Cardboard & Paper Products 1,393.77 0.02%
22. Mixed Recyclables 1,246.36 0.02%
23. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,067.81 0.01%
24. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 786.70 0.01%
25. Drywall - Demo & painted 697.62 0.01%
26. Carpet & Padding 688.19 0.01%
27. Appliances & Equipment 550.24 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 408.68 0.00%
29. Ceiling Tiles 246.11 0.00%
30. Glass Plate or Tempered 124.51 0.00%
31. Trash Sorted for Recovery 106.21 0.00%
32. Universal Waste - Other 103.20 0.00%
33. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 98.40 0.00%
34. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 73.22 0.00%
35. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 34.72 0.00%
36. Porcelain 25.55 0.00%
37. Compost 17.71 0.00%
38. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 13.70 0.00%
39. Aluminum Cans 11.96 0.00%
40. Paper Products 10.70 0.00%
41. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 9.93 0.00%
42. eWaste 9.56 0.00%
43. Mixed Food Waste 4.11 0.00%
44. Fluorescent Bulbs 3.86 0.00%
45. Donated Food 2.77 0.00%
46. EPS Styrofoam 2.36 0.00%
47. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 1.73 0.00%
48. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
49. Batteries 1.02 0.00%
50. Car Batteries 1.00 0.00%
51. Compostable Food Waste 0.51 0.00%
52. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.14 0.00%
53. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
54. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
55. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
56. Tires 0.00 0.00%
57. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
58. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
59. Water 0.00 0.00%
60. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
61. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
62. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
63. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
64. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
65. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
66. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
67. Paint 0.00 0.00%
68. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
69. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
70. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
71. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
72. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
73. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
74. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
7,477,243.79
Barrels of oil
saved
17,388,939.05
Homes powered for
1 month
932,324.66
Gallons of gasoline
saved
838,256,030.66
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
1,466,126.23
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
191,724,199.83