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 May

System Totals (in tons)
172,246.77
Reused
816,206.30
Disposed
7,342,488.06
Recycled
System Wide Recovery Rates
Overall
Recovery Rate
90.20%
Non-Inert
Recovery Rate
75.51%
Inert
Recovery Rate
98.12%
Material Totals for Today (in tons)
1. Dirt/Soil-Clean Fill 3,139,621.01 37.68%
2. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated Non-Hazardous 1,420,582.29 17.05%
3. Rock, Sand, Gravel & other inerts 1,265,656.72 15.19%
4. Mixed C & D Debris 946,288.50 11.36%
5. Concrete 758,853.65 9.11%
6. Asphalt - Pavement & Grinding 206,395.91 2.48%
7. Deconstructed & Reuse Items 172,705.88 2.07%
8. Waste (Trash) 125,647.96 1.51%
9. Metal 95,348.11 1.14%
10. Wood - Clean 32,182.52 0.39%
11. Asphalt - Roofing 27,541.36 0.33%
12. Drywall - Clean/Unpainted 20,046.28 0.24%
13. Green Waste 18,189.01 0.22%
14. Wood - Treated/Hazardous 17,892.02 0.21%
15. Dirt/Soil-Hazardous 14,741.05 0.18%
16. Bricks, Masonry & Stone Products 14,360.93 0.17%
17. Dirt/Soil-Contaminated, Hazardous 13,426.39 0.16%
18. Materials Containing Asbestos 13,171.23 0.16%
19. Miscellaneous Debris 11,986.64 0.14%
20. Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) 5,160.46 0.06%
21. Other Hazardous Waste & Materials 4,169.12 0.05%
22. Cardboard & Paper Products 1,315.02 0.02%
23. Mixed Recyclables 1,218.12 0.01%
24. Drywall - Demo & painted 926.01 0.01%
25. Stucco/Plaster - Clean No Debris 721.45 0.01%
26. Carpet & Padding 671.59 0.01%
27. Appliances & Equipment 577.51 0.01%
28. Wood - Pallets 436.47 0.01%
29. Ceiling Tiles 303.42 0.00%
30. Trash Sorted for Recovery 124.82 0.00%
31. Wood - Painted/Stained Recoverable 121.63 0.00%
32. Glass Plate or Tempered 120.95 0.00%
33. Universal Waste - Other 114.03 0.00%
34. Plastics & Plastic Packaging Materials 85.93 0.00%
35. Bulky Miscellaneous Items 55.68 0.00%
36. Materials with Lead-Based Paint 34.55 0.00%
37. Paper Products 34.28 0.00%
38. Compost 30.33 0.00%
39. Porcelain 29.02 0.00%
40. eWaste 15.20 0.00%
41. Aluminum Cans 10.87 0.00%
42. Aritificial Grass/Synthetic Turf 5.70 0.00%
43. Donated Food 5.45 0.00%
44. Mixed Food Waste 4.11 0.00%
45. Fluorescent Bulbs 3.89 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 0.27 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. Water 0.00 0.00%
57. Shredded Paper 0.00 0.00%
58. Tires 0.00 0.00%
59. Textiles 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 0.00 0.00%
69. Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) 0.00 0.00%
70. PS Food Trays 0.00 0.00%
71. PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls 0.00 0.00%
72. Paint - water based 0.00 0.00%
73. Paint - oil based 0.00 0.00%
74. Septic Waste 0.00 0.00%
Carbon Savings & Environmental Impact Equivalence
Carbon Footprint
Saving
7,556,163.60
Barrels of oil
saved
17,572,473.50
Homes powered for
1 month
942,165.04
Gallons of gasoline
saved
847,103,543.15
Vehicles removed from
road for 1 year
1,481,600.71
Tree carbon processing
equivalent
193,747,784.74