Lincoln Public Schools


McPhee Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
315
Tin Can Weight
180
Office Paper Weight
200
Plastic Weight
90
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
100
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
615
TOTAL WEIGHT
885

 

 

5 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

1,261 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

2,153 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

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

 

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