Question

Use the scenario to answer the question. Edwin buys a water bottle, reuses it twice, and then recycles it. Eleanor buys a water bottle, reuses it twelve times, and then throws it away. Which energy cost would apply to Edwin, but not to Eleanor? (1 point) Responses the cost of processing the bottle after it was no longer used the cost of processing the bottle after it was no longer used the cost of transporting the bottle to the store the cost of transporting the bottle to the store the cost of transporting the bottle away from the house the cost of transporting the bottle away from the house the cost of producing the original bottle

Answer 1

The energy cost that would apply to Edwin, but not to Eleanor, is **the cost of processing the bottle after it was no longer used**.

Edwin recycles his bottle after two uses, so there is an energy cost associated with processing the bottle for recycling. In contrast, Eleanor throws her bottle away after twelve uses, which typically doesn't involve the same processing costs as recycling would entail.