Lincoln Public Schools

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Goodrich Middle School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
700
 Tin Can Weight
210
Office Paper Weight
300
 Plastic Weight
75
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
100
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
1,100
TOTAL WEIGHT
1,385

 

 

9 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

2,255 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

3,850 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

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

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

 

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