Question

which items are organic?
a. metal cans
b. glass bottles
c. old dish cloths
d. vegetable trimmings
e. paper

Explanation:

Organic materials are derived from living organisms. Vegetable trimmings come from plants (living organisms), while metal cans (A) are made from minerals, glass bottles (B) from silica (mineral - based), old dish cloths (C) might be synthetic or from non - organic sources (if synthetic fibers), and paper (E) is processed wood (but often with chemical treatments that can make it less purely organic in a strict sense compared to fresh vegetable trimmings which are directly from living plant matter).

Answer:

D. vegetable trimmings