Multiple choice

Many beverage companies are required to recycle bottles and cans because this activity reduces

  1. air pollution and destruction of the ozone shield

  2. overpopulation and soil erosion

  3. solid waste and depletion of resources

  4. thermal pollution and extinction of wildlife
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Recycling reduces the volume of solid waste sent to landfills and decreases the demand for new raw materials, thus slowing resource depletion.

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