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LEED Green Associate

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EPA suggests that by improving recycling rates by only 3% could save more than 5 million metric tons of ___ equivalent:
  1. carbon dioxide
  2. carbon monoxide
  3. volatile organic compounds
  4. methane
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Answer: A - EPA suggests that by improving recycling rates by only 3% could save more than 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The EPA has examined greenhouse gas emissions from building waste streams and estimates that the U.S. currently recycles approximately 32% of its solid waste.
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