Plastics are made from petroleum. Because of plastic’s flexibility and sturdiness, people use plastics to make many different kinds of products. How does the increase in the use of plastics affect the availability of petroleum?

It causes petroleum’s availability to be erratic.

It decreases petroleum’s availability.

It increases petroleum’s availability.

It does not affect petroleum’s availability.

Abigail just completed a report on plastics, which are manufactured using petroleum. She concluded that the price of plastic will likely rise significantly in the years to come as petroleum reserves are depleted. She recommends that manufacturers begin making less plastic from petroleum reserves to prevent extreme price increases in the future.

Abigail's younger brother Henry just completed a report on waste management. Henry concluded that plastic products are a major component of garbage that ends up in landfills. He recommends that humans reduce the amount of plastic they put in landfills.

Which of the following would help implement both Abigail's and Henry's recommendations?

A.

Reuse more plastic products.

B.

Recycle more plastic products.

C.

Use alternatives to plastic products, such as canvas grocery bags.

D.

all of these

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