How Does Recycling Impose Its Own Environmental Cost

question 155

Multiple Choice

How does recycling impose its own environmental cost?

• A)Curbside recycling requires fleets of trucks that pollute the air.
• B)Consumers are more receptive to more efficient packaging.
• C)Labels identify the recycled content of the packaging.
• D)Some recycling is economical.
• E)15 percent of garbage that is incinerated gets burned in trash-to-energy plants.

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