Question

1. which economic disadvantage results from recycling?

a. most recycling processes require expensive energy inputs.
b. many employees are required for waste transportation and processing.
c. new jobs are created to extract and process raw petroleum.
d. many recycling processes require extensive land use.
e. recycling plants are placed in low income communities.

Explanation:

Recycling processes often require significant land for operations. This land use can be a drawback as it may displace other uses or have environmental impacts. Options A (energy - intensive, which is more of an environmental or resource - related aspect), B (employment, a positive in some cases), C (new jobs, positive), and E (location in low - income communities, more of a social equity aspect rather than a direct economic disadvantage) are less about the economic cost in terms of land use. Option D directly addresses a resource (land) requirement which can be an economic disadvantage (e.g., cost of land, opportunity cost of not using the land for other economic activities).

Answer:

D. Many recycling processes require extensive land use.