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.\ filtered tap water tastes the same as bottled water. each year, the average american purchases more than one hundred fifty bottles of water but recycles only about forty.

Explanation:

The claim is about bottled water being wasteful. The third option about Americans buying many bottles but recycling few directly addresses the waste aspect. The first option is about safety (not waste), and the second is about taste (also not waste).

Answer:

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