Lincoln Public Schools


Lux Middle School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
630
Tin Can Weight
210
Office Paper Weight
700
Plastic Weight
60
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
100
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
1,430
TOTAL WEIGHT
1,700

 

 

12 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

2,932 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

5,005 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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