Lincoln Public Schools

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Lincoln High School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
1,575
 Tin Can Weight
300
Office Paper Weight
1,300
 Plastic Weight
315
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
600
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
3,475
TOTAL WEIGHT
4,090

 

 

30 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

7,124 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

12,163 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

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

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

 

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