Question

consider this claim: bottled water is wasteful and should be avoided. which is the strongest evidence to support the claim? a senior scientist at an environmental advocacy group said there is
o reason to believe that bottled water is safer than tap water.\ each year, the average american purchases more than one hundred fifty bottles of water but recycles only about forty. filtered tap water tastes the same as bottled water.

Explanation:

The claim is about bottled - water being wasteful. The fact that the average American buys many bottled waters but recycles few directly shows wastefulness. The first option is about safety, not wastefulness. The third option is about taste, not wastefulness.

Answer:

Each year, the average American purchases more than one hundred fifty bottles of water but recycles only about forty.