And Now For The Answer!

 

Recycling is a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly alternative to disposal of paper.

 

Thank you for Estimating how much paper your classroom uses in one year.

 

Thank you for your Results!
Name	County
Dominic Roach
Jeff Noll	Allegheny
Mark Deitch	Bucks
Ben Schmeltz	Washington
Allison Greenlief	Washington
Destiny Tichnor	Washington
Kayla Wadsworth
Missy Hughes	Monroe
Marcus Niederriter
Cindy Shaner	Lycoming
Mark Frazier
Wesley Blackburn
David Beck	Washington

 

From your responses, an average classroom uses 11,606 pages of paper per year. There is an estimate of 600,000 classrooms in Pennsylvania. With this information: It is estimated that the whole state of Pennsylvania uses 6,963,600,000 pages of paper a year! That is a lot of paper to dispose of. Recycling is an alternative to disposal of paper. Does your school recycle?

 

Pennsylvania Environment and Ecology Standard:

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources (4.2)

 

Stuck? Here are some Links to Help: Pennsylvania's Recycling Page The Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania PA DEP Classroom Paper Recycling paperrecycles.org

 

Here are some Recycling Activities: Make Your Own Paper and Other Activities How to Start a Recycling Program at School DCNR Recycling Activities Visit Recycle City

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