Lincoln Public Schools


Irving Middle School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
490
Tin Can Weight
170
Office Paper Weight
200
Plastic Weight
135
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
690
TOTAL WEIGHT
995

 

 

6 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

1,415 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

2,415 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

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

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

 

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