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y <br /> r Recycle <br /> Recycling reduces greenhouse gases in <br /> two ways . First, goods made from <br /> recycled material use less energy. <br /> Second , landfills release greenhouse <br /> ON of ' gas emissions as waste decays . <br /> No Saint Pazil , Mrmi ota keeps over <br /> o0* 7 methane are tr, � SO % of its waste out of <br /> � '�f`�U <br /> So loIa pp�h9ro ��; 1 the landfill . Fourteen <br /> `eel ATMOSPHERE � , �� ! types of materials, <br /> including cardboard maga - <br /> �~� t �d� zines , books , clothing , and <br /> appliances are collected D * Y01 <br /> � <br /> a curbside . Yard trimmings Vehicle and <br /> and other compost <br /> material can be emissions c <br /> smog and c <br /> - dropped off at citywide 9 Pollutic <br /> centers . Reuse is encouraged ling <br /> through goods exchange and ■ garbage cry <br /> Gases in the earth 's atmosphere remanufacture programs . and releas( <br /> act like a greenhouse roof, letting <br /> RESOURCES : warming c <br /> in enough of the sun 's heat to ✓ wastewise , U . S . E . P. A . <br /> Helps municipalities reduce , reuse , <br /> keep the earth warm for people , and recycle . 1 - 800 - 372 - 9473 ; <br /> plants and animals to live . Human www. epa . gov/wastewise / <br /> activity over the last hundred years <br /> has greatly increased the concen - � Carb the Car <br /> tration of these gases , causing the <br /> atmosphere to hold in too much Now , Open aone - stop commute shop <br /> heat . A " one - stop commute shop " makes it <br /> easier for people to get out of their cars, <br /> providing information and services on <br /> The main gases causing trouble are: alternatives to driving alone . <br /> Tampa , Florida , opened its Downtown <br /> CARBON DIOXIDE ( CO2 ) - Commuter Center near the main Tampa <br /> released when coal oil gasoline, bus artery. The <br /> ' g Center sells tran - <br /> natural gas ' and other fossil fuels 1 A 4 �-- �-� <br /> sit passes and <br /> —_ � <br /> are burned to produce electricity, gives route assis - <br /> heat and cool buildings , and tance to bus <br /> power vehicles , riders , provides <br /> parking spaces <br /> 1� _ <br /> ]Vt • <br /> ETT-IANE - for vanpoolers <br /> released in our �� - <br /> ,,communities when waste - - - - and offers facili - <br /> ties for bicyclists . <br /> decomposes in landfills . The Center is now the transit system 's <br /> second busiest ticket sales location . <br /> RESOURCES : <br /> Rising levels of these gases are ✓ Commuting in the Greenhouse: <br /> causing global warming and Automobile Trip Reduction Programs <br /> increases in extreme weather for Municipal Employees . ICLEt-- - -J <br /> events . (416 ) 392 . 1462 or jwalker@iclei . org <br />