Select three sentences from the passage that support the author’s claim that waste is growing concern.

A. Biomass can be converted to other useable forms of energy such as methane gas, or transportation fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.

B. Using biomass for energy may cut back on waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

C. Garbage, often called municipal solid waste (MSW), is the source of about 6% of the total biomass energy consumed in the United States.


D. Today, each American throws away about 4.4 pounds of trash everyday.

E. The major advantage of burning waste is that it reduces the amount of material we burry in landfills.