The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant

The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant
The line graph gives information about the percentage of four different materials (paper and cardboard, glass containers,
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, it decreased back to around 65% until it reached a peak of 80% in 1992
aproximately
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approximately
. From there to 2010, it went down slightly. In 1982, 50% of the glass containers were recycled.
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though, it fell steadily to 40%.
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60% in 2010. At the
beggining
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beginning
of the period, the number of coins recycled
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low but it rocketed gradually from over 5% to 40%.
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the contrary, the recycling rates for
platics
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plastics
remained more or less stable, making the lowest contribution to all the recycled materials.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportion
  • recycled
  • materials
  • increased
  • paper and cardboard
  • plastic
  • glass
  • metal
  • significant increase
  • relatively stable
  • fluctuating
  • period
  • starting
  • reaching
  • gradually increasing
  • remained low
  • experienced
  • showed
  • greatest
  • proportion
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