Lincoln Public Schools

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Distribution Center during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
1,600
 Tin Can Weight
0
Office Paper Weight
10,400
 Plastic Weight
1,080
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
11,200
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
23,200
TOTAL WEIGHT
24,280

 

 

197 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

47,560 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

81,200 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

4756 Gallons of fuel
one ton of paper recycled saves 410 gallons of fuel

 

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