The production of electricity from waste material is called
APyrolysis ✓ Correct
BLandfill
CDumping
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (A) Pyrolysis
Explanation
Pyrolysis heats waste at high temperature without oxygen, yielding combustible gas and oil that generate electricity.
A landfill merely buries waste in the ground and does not itself produce power.
Dumping is uncontrolled disposal of waste, not an energy-recovery method.
Since pyrolysis clearly produces energy from waste, none of the above does not apply.
The process breaks large organic molecules into smaller fuels through thermal decomposition.
Waste-to-energy plants reduce landfill volume while recovering usable heat and power.
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