Lincoln Public Schools

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Norwood Park Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
385
 Tin Can Weight
60
Office Paper Weight
400
 Plastic Weight
75
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
785
TOTAL WEIGHT
920

 

 

7 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

1,609 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

2,748 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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