Lincoln Public Schools

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Belmont Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
805
 Tin Can Weight
270
Office Paper Weight
700
 Plastic Weight
165
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
200
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
1,705
TOTAL WEIGHT
2,140

 

 

14 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

3,495 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

5,968 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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