Lincoln Public Schools

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East High School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
1,435
 Tin Can Weight
300
Office Paper Weight
600
 Plastic Weight
510
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
850
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
2,885
TOTAL WEIGHT
3,695

 

 

25 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

5,914 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

10,098 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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