Lincoln Public Schools

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Hartley Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
1,260
 Tin Can Weight
90
Office Paper Weight
1,100
 Plastic Weight
60
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
100
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
2,460
TOTAL WEIGHT
2,610

 

 

21 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

5,043 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

8,610 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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