Question

tobin learns that using aluminum cans and plastic bottles can damage the environment. he begins writing the proposal below to suggest a way to reducetheir impact:
\people should be worried about the environmental effects of using cans and bottles. people use about 200 billion aluminum cans and 50 billion plasticbottles each year. to meet this demand, many new aluminum cans and plastic bottles are made each year. using new aluminum cans requires miningand making new plastic bottles requires fossil fuels. getting these materials from the earth can damage the environment and cause pollution.recycling cans and bottles decreases the amount of new materials that are needed to make more of them. about 68% of aluminum cans are recycled,but only about 7% of plastic bottles are recycled. many of these plastic bottles end up in landfills or in the ocean.\
which argument would best complete tobins proposal?
encouraging people to use more aluminum is one of the best ways to protect the ocean.
encouraging people to recycle plastic bottles is the best way to protect the environment.
people should make sure to dispose of their plastic bottles in landfills and not in the ocean.
people can reduce their effect on the environment by recycling more of their aluminum and plastic

Explanation:

The text emphasizes the environmental damage from new aluminum cans and plastic bottles, the benefits of recycling (like reducing new material needs), and the low recycling rate of plastic bottles. The first option about using more aluminum is contrary to the text's message. The second option saying recycling plastic is the "best" way is too extreme as the text also mentions aluminum. The third option about landfill disposal doesn't address the main issue of recycling. The fourth option aligns with the text's points about recycling reducing environmental impact for both aluminum and plastic.

Answer:

People can reduce their effect on the environment by recycling more of their aluminum and plastic.