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 August

System Totals (in tons)
136,693.14
Reused
2,119,268.31
Disposed
9,114,176.81
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
81.36%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
67.41%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.60%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Mixed C & D Debris 4,221,436.67 37.13%
2. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 2,857,063.89 25.13%
3. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 1,520,883.08 13.38%
4. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 1,167,611.18 10.27%
5. Concrete 817,169.01 7.19%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 201,132.12 1.77%
7. Waste (Trash) 137,397.35 1.21%
8. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 137,144.86 1.21%
9. Metal 102,196.57 0.90%
10. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 39,092.43 0.34%
11. Wood - Clean 33,757.72 0.30%
12. Asphalt - Roofing 28,222.96 0.25%
13. Miscellaneous Debris 19,777.66 0.17%
14. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 19,527.89 0.17%
15. Green Waste 16,689.16 0.15%
16. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,825.14 0.13%
17. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 13,120.86 0.12%
18. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 7,032.45 0.06%
19. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 4,242.68 0.04%
20. Materials Containing Asbestos 2,599.51 0.02%
21. Mixed Recyclables 1,358.12 0.01%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 1,295.15 0.01%
23. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 1,259.97 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 1,215.62 0.01%
25. Carpet & Padding 827.95 0.01%
26. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 730.20 0.01%
27. Wood - Pallets 634.41 0.01%
28. Appliances & Equipment 617.02 0.01%
29. Ceiling Tiles 300.70 0.00%
30. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 146.20 0.00%
31. Trash Sorted for Recovery 139.73 0.00%
32. Glass Plate or Tempered 130.18 0.00%
33. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 125.73 0.00%
34. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 119.63 0.00%
35. Universal Waste - Other 113.72 0.00%
36. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 60.98 0.00%
37. Porcelain 37.90 0.00%
38. Compost 37.04 0.00%
39. eWaste 15.55 0.00%
40. Aluminum Cans 10.86 0.00%
41. Donated Food 10.62 0.00%
42. Paper Products 10.38 0.00%
43. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 5.70 0.00%
44. Mixed Food Waste 4.11 0.00%
45. EPS Styrofoam 1.67 0.00%
46. Metal Drums, Barrels & Buckets 1.54 0.00%
47. Batteries 1.02 0.00%
48. Car Batteries 1.00 0.00%
49. Fluorescent Bulbs 0.64 0.00%
50. Plastic Drums, Barrels, Buckets, and Plastic Containers 0.60 0.00%
51. Compostable Food Waste 0.27 0.00%
52. Plastic Bottles & Containers 0.14 0.00%
53. Thermostats & Mercury - Containing Equipment 0.01 0.00%
54. Paint 0.01 0.00%
55. Solvents and Other Liquid Chemicals 0.00 0.00%
56. Water 0.00 0.00%
57. Textiles 0.00 0.00%
58. Trash to Energy 0.00 0.00%
59. Tires 0.00 0.00%
60. Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) 0.00 0.00%
61. Molded Fiberboard 0.00 0.00%
62. Motor Oil 0.00 0.00%
63. Glass Bottles & Containers 0.00 0.00%
64. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 0.00 0.00%
65. Liquid Recyclables 0.00 0.00%
66. Ink Toner and Cartridges 0.00 0.00%
67. Mulch 0.00 0.00%
68. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
69. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
70. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
71. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
72. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
73. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
74. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
10,312,715.40
Barrels of oil
saved
23,983,059.07
Homes powered for
1 month
1,285,874.74
Gallons of gasoline
saved
1,156,134,013.66
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
2,022,101.06
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
264,428,600.05