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Confidence votes 39. According to Recycle Now Schools.com website, paper waste for secondary school students it is approximately 22kg or 48.4 lbs and for primary school students, approximately 45kg or 99 lbs (per academic year, per student).
Waste & Recycling Facts. 1  The EPA estimates that 75% of the American waste stream is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it. 2  The average college student produces 640 pounds of solid waste each year, including 500 disposable cups and 320 pounds of paper. In a lifetime, the average American will throw away 600 times his or her adult weight in garbage.