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After a monsoon, Rohan Foods Ltd notices that its packaging plant nearby is generating large piles of discarded plastic wrappers that clog local drains. Which environmental issue is primarily illustrated?

This illustrates a solid waste management problem. Non-biodegradable plastic wrappers accumulate and clog drains when not collected and recycled properly. Acid rain, ozone depletion and eutrophication stem from gases or nutrient runoff, not discarded plastic.

  1. ASolid waste management problem arising from non-biodegradable wasteCorrect
  2. BAcid rain caused by sulphur dioxide
  3. COzone depletion caused by chlorofluorocarbons
  4. DEutrophication caused by phosphate runoff

Explanation

Discarded plastic wrappers are non-biodegradable solid waste, and clogged drains show improper waste management. Acid rain, ozone depletion and eutrophication relate to gases or nutrients, not plastic waste.

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