Lincoln Public Schools


Lakeview Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
385
Tin Can Weight
120
Office Paper Weight
200
Plastic Weight
40
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
585
TOTAL WEIGHT
745

 

 

5 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

1,199 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

2,047 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

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

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

 

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