Lincoln Public Schools


Park Middle School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
350
Tin Can Weight
240
Office Paper Weight
1,000
Plastic Weight
0
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
1,350
TOTAL WEIGHT
1,590

 

 

11 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

2,768 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

4,725 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

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

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

 

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