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O-LevelChemistryChemistry of the Environment5070/11 · May/June 2011 · Q281 Mark

Scrap iron is often recycled. Which reason for recycling is not correct?

AIt reduces the amount of pollution at the site of the ore extraction.
BIt reduces the amount of waste taken to landfill sites.
CIt reduces the need to collect the scrap iron.
DIt saves natural resources.

✓ Correct answer

C: It reduces the need to collect the scrap iron.

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Chemistry of the Environment, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 28.

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