The charts give information about different types of waste disposed of in one country in 1960 and 2011.

The charts provide data relating to different methods of

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disposal in a particular country in 1960 and 2011. Over the period, the amount of paper, food and other

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that was disposed of

falling

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noticeably.

On the other hand

, people got rid of a larger ratio of plastic, wood, and food.

Finally

, disposal of other items remained roughly constant. In 1960, paper made up

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of total

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disposal, but by 2011,

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had fallen to slightly less than one-sixth.

Moreover

, the ratio of textiles

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experienced a considerable drop, decreasing from 17% to 11%.

Lastly

, the proportion of textiles discarded in 2011 was three times lower (4%) than it was in 1960 (12%).

In contrast

, the rate of food discarded in 2011 (21%) was substantially higher than the figure of 12% in 1960,

while

the figure for wood was twice as high, at 8% compared to 4%. Another notable increase was in the ratio of plastic thrown away, which by 2011 (18%) was more than double the 1960 figure (8%). (173 words)

Last

but not least, the disposal of green

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, metal, and glass stayed mostly unchanged, with proportions of approximately 9% for the first two and 5% for the latter