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One solution is to ban plastic water bottles. An interim measure is to encourage

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Question

One solution is to ban plastic water bottles. An interim measure is to encourage recycling programs. Such recycling has value as well, as long as the recycling loop is closed and people purchase recycled items. Bottle deposit refunds and municipal curbside collection can also provide recycling incentives. Decapped, washed, and squashed plastic from water bottles can be recycled into new bottles or into new consumer products such as carpets, pillows and outdoor furniture, in a process referred to as upcycling.. Although lowdensitypolyethylene, or LDPE (recycling symbol #4), from grocery bags is the most widely used plastic, beverage bottle polyethylene terephthalate, or PET(E) (symbol #1), and highdensity polyethylene, or HDPE (symbol #2), are the most widely recycled plastics. Consumers are increasingly becoming aware of the real costs of bottled water leading to a slowdown in market demand.

Question 12

The best way to reduce plastic in landfills and incinerators is to ________.

urge the government to pass more bottle bills

ban water bottles in institutions and municipalites

increase use of recycled items

use biodegradable plastic items

reuse beverage bottles

A.

urge the government to pass more bottle bills

B.

ban water bottles in institutions and municipalites

C.

increase use of recycled items

D.

use biodegradable plastic items

E.

reuse beverage bottles

Explanation / Answer

C.increase use of recycled items

Recycling will reduce the number of plastic bottles going to landfills and incinerators .