New York City has no landfills within its boundaries and must ship it municipal solid waste outside the city at great cost. Therefore, the city
A. prevents the use of plastic carrier bags.
B. encourages apartment houses to incinerate their trash.
C. has mandatory recycling for businesses.
D. All of these statements are correct.
E. None of these statements is correct.
Answer: C
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