Lincoln Public Schools


Calvert Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
490
Tin Can Weight
90
Office Paper Weight
500
Plastic Weight
75
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
400
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
1,390
TOTAL WEIGHT
1,555

 

 

12 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

2,850 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

4,865 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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