Lincoln Public Schools


Pyrtle Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
175
Tin Can Weight
0
Office Paper Weight
300
Plastic Weight
45
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
475
TOTAL WEIGHT
520

 

 

4 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

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

1,663 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

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

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

 

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