bkpolymers1617 wrote:
To process waste more efficiently, the city of Hayfield plans to revise disposal methods for residual waste, which is waste from households that contains recyclable materials that have not yet been processed separately. Residual waste typically contains a mixture of biodegradable materials as well as hazardous toxins. Hayfield plans to use the latest waste-to-energy technology to convert the biodegradable materials from residual waste into energy, thereby making the most efficient use of such waste products.
Which of the following most strengthens the given plan?
A) The quantity of residual waste generated by the city is greater than that of any other kind of waste.
B) Biodegradable materials consist of over three-fifths of the total annual amount of residual waste in Hayfield.
C) Toxins found in waste products are not indistinguishable from non-toxic materials.
D) The latest waste-to-energy technology can also be used to recycle discarded materials other than residual waste.
E) The amount of waste generated by Hayfield’s industrial regions is among the highest anywhere in the country.
Hi
egmat bkpolymers1617 GMATNinjaI feel the wording in the question is incorrect, because of which many people are getting confused.
In the last line of the paragraph, it says "thereby making the most efficient use of
such waste products"
Now, in the beginning of the passage several times "Residual waste" is being mentioned and "biodegradable materials" is mentioned.
So, when the last line says "such waste products", i think of "Residual waste".
If the last line stated "such materials" then i would have understood "biodegradable materials".
So, as per my reasoning, the most efficient use of "Residual waste" is when "biodegradable materials" is in large proportion in it.
so that is why i selected B as my answer.
Is my reasoning correct ?