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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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