medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
The city's new recycling program is a success. Since its inception, the total weight of materials collected at the curb has doubled.
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?
- Comparable curbside programs in several other cities have produced even larger gains in recycled tonnage.
- The city began accepting glass and heavy plastics at the curb for the first time when the program launched.
- The cost of sorting and processing the recycled materials has also roughly doubled since the program first began.
- Many residents still openly decline to take any part in the program despite the marked rise in collected weight.
- The program's launch happened to coincide with a citywide campaign urging residents to buy fewer packaged goods.
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