Lincoln Public Schools


Zeman Elementary School during March of 2018

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL YOUR SCHOOL RECYCLED (lbs.)

Cardboard Weight
210
Tin Can Weight
60
Office Paper Weight
200
Plastic Weight
30
Newspaper/Magazine/Catalogins Weight
0
Aluminum Weight
0
TOTAL PAPER FIBER
410
TOTAL WEIGHT
500

 

 

3 Trees
one ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

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

1,435 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

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

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

 

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