Lincoln Public Schools

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Mickle Middle School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
490
 Tin Can Weight
90
Office Paper Weight
900
 Plastic Weight
100
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
250
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
1,640
TOTAL WEIGHT
1,830

 

 

14 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

3,362 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

5,740 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

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

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

 

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