LOS ANGELES, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Major film studios recycled 20, 500 tons of movie and television sets and other waste in 2006,thus contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases in the country, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced Friday.

    The MPAA's Solid Waste Task Force estimated those recycled sets prevented the emission of 62,147 metric tons of greenhouse gases, which is the equivalent of removing 13,452 cars from the road.

    "The major Hollywood film studios are voluntarily engaged in individual and collective efforts to improve environmental quality of California and around the globe," said Dan Glickman, chief executive of the MPAA.

    "Our member companies are steadfast in their commitment to a cleaner, greener environment," he said. "We will continue to do our part to embrace environmentally sound and responsible practices."

    During the past 10 years, the task force has encouraged entertainment employees to carpool, use water-based paints, reuse metal scaffolding and recycle paper, lumber, metals, electronics and plastics.

    Its members include 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. Entertainment and the West Coast broadcast centers of ABC and CBS.