Read the passage: "A plastic bottle may be used for only a few minutes, but it can remain in the environment for hundreds of years. Recycling helps, yet only a small part of plastic waste is actually recycled. Reducing how much plastic we use is therefore the most effective step." According to the writer, the most effective step is:
Correct answer: C. reducing the use of plastic
The writer notes that recycling covers only a small part of waste and concludes that reducing use is the most effective step.
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