Lincoln Public Schools


Huntington Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
490
Tin Can Weight
240
Office Paper Weight
2,400
Plastic Weight
180
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
850
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
3,740
TOTAL WEIGHT
4,160

 

 

32 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

7,667 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

13,090 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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