About 13 percent of U.S. municipal solid waste is incinerated. All of the following are common reasons for using incineration EXCEPT
A. the public insists on using incineration.
B. there are no available landfill sites.
C. burning the waste can be used to generate electricity.
D. the cost of transporting waste to distant landfills is high.
Answer: A
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