Lincoln Public Schools


Schoo Middle School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
840
Tin Can Weight
300
Office Paper Weight
1,240
Plastic Weight
180
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
110
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
2,190
TOTAL WEIGHT
2,670

 

 

19 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

4,490 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

7,665 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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