Traditionally, residents pay a flat fee for garbage collection. Local governments sign contracts with waste-removal companies, and these companies remove the trash we leave curbside. Cities might pay by the number of residents or the number of truckloads delivered to the dump. Either way, handling trash is expensive. Cities are now asking citizens to pay based on how much they throw out as a way to reduce the financial burden and encourage people to recycle more and use less. What is the controlling idea of Passage 1, paragraph 2?

Question

Traditionally, residents pay a flat fee for garbage collection. Local governments sign contracts with waste-removal companies, and these companies remove the trash we leave curbside. Cities might pay by the number of residents or the number of truckloads delivered to the dump. Either way, handling trash is expensive. Cities are now asking citizens to pay based on how much they throw out as a way to reduce the financial burden and encourage people to recycle more and use less. What is the controlling idea of Passage 1, paragraph 2?

A. Having to pay to throw away trash encourages people to compost and recycle.
B. The high cost of waste removal is leading cities to pass on some costs to residents.
C. Waste management companies pick up items at designated curbside locations.
D. Residents of most states pay a flat fee for trash pickup.

Answer 1

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The controlling idea of Passage 1, paragraph 2 is:

B. The high cost of waste removal is leading cities to pass on some costs to residents.

This choice captures the main point that cities are changing the way residents pay for trash collection due to the high costs associated with waste removal.