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  Trivia Answer 5/14/12 (Karnofsky)
Posted: 9:10:29 pm on 5/13/2012 Modified: 9:12:35 pm on 5/13/2012
  

Currently, there are 86 facilities in the US that combust municipal solid waste (MSW) for energy recovery. After MSW is combusted in a Waste-To-Energy (WTE) facility, what percent of the original volume of trash remains as ash?

a. 5%
b. 7%
c. 10%
d. 15%

Answer: c

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