Lincoln Public Schools


Brownell Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
280
Tin Can Weight
60
Office Paper Weight
400
Plastic Weight
30
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
200
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
880
TOTAL WEIGHT
970

 

 

7 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

1,804 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

3,080 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

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

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

 

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