Lincoln Public Schools


Holmes Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
175
Tin Can Weight
60
Office Paper Weight
200
Plastic Weight
30
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
375
TOTAL WEIGHT
465

 

 

3 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

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

1,313 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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