Lincoln Public Schools


Scott Middle School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
980
Tin Can Weight
0
Office Paper Weight
700
Plastic Weight
180
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
200
Aluminum Weight
205
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
1,880
TOTAL WEIGHT
2,265

 

 

16 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

3,854 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

6,580 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

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

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

 

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