Question

why are the costs of recycling sometimes greater than the cost of using raw materials?○ raw materials are limited.○ raw materials are difficult to process.○ recycling is a process that is energy intensive.○ recycling costs are all externalities.

Explanation:

Recycling often requires significant energy for collection, sorting, cleaning, and reprocessing materials, which drives up its operational costs compared to sometimes cheaper extraction and processing of raw materials. The other options are incorrect: raw materials are not inherently limited in a way that makes them cheaper, recycled materials (not raw) are the ones processed in recycling, and recycling costs include internal operational costs not just externalities.

Answer:

B. Recycling is a process that is energy intensive.