Environmental Problems Occur for Various Reasons

question 25

Multiple Choice

Environmental problems occur for various reasons. Suppose a single mother who is a lawyer is moving from her apartment into a house she recently purchased. She has been taking clothes and furniture she does not want to a local Goodwill. Her children have gathered up the recyclables to take them in for cash. She has some old paint that she does not want to take with her. She throws the paint cans into the trash for the curbside pick-up. Which of the following is most likely the reason she throws away the paint cans?

• A) She can't afford to drop off the paint at a hazardous waste facility.
• B) She is unaware of the environmental impacts of paint going to a landfill.
• C) She doesn't care about the environment.
• D) She does not have time to find the nearest hazardous waste facility.
• E) Both a and c

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