Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[The same passage is provided as in Q.96]

_______ is NOT responsible for the increase in environmental pollution.

The last paragraph lists the long-term contributors to environmental pollution as: chemicals in hand wash/sanitizers, extensive use of plastic (masks/gloves), a huge amount of hospital waste, and prescription/over-the-counter medications.
Kitchen waste from homes is not mentioned in the passage as a reason for the long-term increase in pollution caused by the pandemic.