1. A student is writing an argumentative essay in which she claims that recycling for all cities should be required since it is good to the

environment. Which sentence best represents a counterclaim?

Above all, mandatory recycling programs have low compliance rates due to difficulty

in separating items.

While comparing voluntary and mandatory recycling programs, the benefit of

educating communities must not be overlooked.

Although the environmental benefits of mandatory recycling are real, the costs for

implementation of such recycling programs are significant.

In the end, increasing property taxes and utility bills are one way that local

governments pay for mandatory recycling program