hope this helps! although I do believe it is one of those opinion questions where no answer is wrong.
explanation: I believe that reusing and incineraton are the two best because they are the least wasteful. And while source reduction and recycling are good they aren't quite as efficient as the other two. Plus they are more time consuming.
This seems like it belongs more in the catagory of history but if the author is Thomas Jefferson, or any president from Jefferson until the Civil War than they are most likely for it