Lincoln Public Schools

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North Star High School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
1,715
 Tin Can Weight
0
Office Paper Weight
1,000
 Plastic Weight
215
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
400
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
3,115
TOTAL WEIGHT
3,330

 

 

26 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

6,386 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

10,903 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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