Answer:
Recycling helps protect the environment
Recycling reduces the need for extracting (mining, quarrying and logging), refining and processing raw materials all of which create substantial air and water pollution. As recycling saves energy it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions, which helps to tackle climate change.
I say A because you need evidence to establish something.
The answer is simile because similes uses the word as
example: That man ran as fast as a roadrunner.
Answer: Earhart receiving an award for her accomplishment
Explanation: Then she would have proof that she flew across the Atlantic.