PT 64 S1 Q25

Editorial: The town would not need to spend as much asit does on removing ... ...

The contention that the town would not have to spend as much as it does on removing trash if all town residents sorted their garbage plays which one of the following roles in the editorial’s argument?
(A) It is a claim that the editorial is trying to show is false.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Oct 2011 LSAT (PT 64): Logical Reasoning A