Lincoln Public Schools


Elliott Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
455
Tin Can Weight
60
Office Paper Weight
500
Plastic Weight
30
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
200
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
1,155
TOTAL WEIGHT
1,245

 

 

10 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

2,368 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

4,043 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

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

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

 

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