What is a dangerous combination as a result of not enough recycling of IT equipment?

Question

Options

• AElectronic equipment is dumped in the oceans, poisoning the fish population.
• BOutdated computer systems are being kept in service too long, halting technological breakthroughs.
• CSpace for landfills is filling up quickly creating a need for additional transportation of waste.

• A
  5% (3)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  91% (51)

Explanation

Insufficient recycling of IT equipment contributes to rapidly filling landfills, which creates a dangerous combination: shrinking landfill capacity paired with the growing need to transport waste greater distances to new sites, increasing pollution, cost, and environmental risk. Option A is incorrect because while ocean dumping of e-waste is a real concern, it is not specifically tied to the combination of effects described - the question targets the landfill space/transportation pairing. Option B is incorrect because keeping older systems in service is an operational or economic issue, not a direct environmental danger resulting from lack of recycling.

Memory tip: Think "Two Problems, One Cause" - not enough recycling → landfills fill up (problem 1) → waste must travel farther (problem 2). The dangerous combination is always those two consequences working together.

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