Lincoln Public Schools

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Southeast High School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
1,855
 Tin Can Weight
390
Office Paper Weight
1,100
 Plastic Weight
830
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
1,000
 Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
3,955
TOTAL WEIGHT
5,175

 

 

34 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

8,108 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

13,843 Gallons of water
one ton of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water

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

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

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

 

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