Asked by Damon

When 500 phone books are recycled, which of the following statements is false?
a.
conserves around 9 cubic yards in landfill space
b.
conserves around 17-31 trees
c.
conserves around 4,077 kilowatt hours of energy
d.
conserves around 463 gallons of oil

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a is false.

Typical recycling facts (for about 500 phone books ≈ 1 ton) list roughly 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space saved (about 89 ft³), not 9 cubic yards. The other figures (≈17–31 trees, ≈4,077 kWh energy, ≈463 gallons of oil) are commonly cited approximations.