Q:

Why, according to the author, are the urban recyclers facing a sharp decline in their business?

• 1
  Recession has adversely affected the prices of scrap thus, making it an unprofitable business
• 2
  Many governmental and private organizations have entered the business providing a comparatively better service
• 3
  Their work has been gradually derecognized by the government
• 4
  Recycling and waste disposing techniques are cost inefficient
• 5
  None of these