Lincoln Public Schools

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Southwest High School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
1,820
 Tin Can Weight
0
Office Paper Weight
400
 Plastic Weight
645
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
400
 Aluminum Weight
260
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
2,620
TOTAL WEIGHT
3,525

 

 

22 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

5,371 Kilowatt Hours of energy
one ton of recycled paper saves 4,100 kilowatt hour of energy

9,170 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

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

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

 

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