Lincoln Public Schools

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LPSDO during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
280
 Tin Can Weight
0
Office Paper Weight
1,811
 Plastic Weight
375
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
2,091
TOTAL WEIGHT
2,466

 

 

18 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

4,287 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

7,319 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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