Lincoln Public Schools


Meadow Lane Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
420
Tin Can Weight
120
Office Paper Weight
200
Plastic Weight
60
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
620
TOTAL WEIGHT
800

 

 

5 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

1,271 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

2,170 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

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

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

 

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