Lincoln Public Schools

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Teacher Learning Center during June of 2013

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
685
 Tin Can Weight
0
Office Paper Weight
3,250
 Plastic Weight
20
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
100
 Aluminum Weight
30
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
4,035
TOTAL WEIGHT
4,085

 

 

34 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

8,272 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

14,123 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

7 Cubic yards of local landfill space
one ton of paper saves 3.3 cubic yards of landfill

121 Pounds of air pollution
eliminates 60 lbs. of air pollutants created when making paper from virgin wood pulp

827 Gallons of fuel
one ton of paper recycled saves 410 gallons of fuel

 

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