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. Write at least 150 words.

The

graph

below illustrates the statistics( in percentages) of recycled

paper

and

cardboard

.

Glass

containers, aluminium cans, and plastic.

Overall

, it is obvious from the

graph

that the most recycled materials from 1982 to 2010 were

paper

/

cardboard

and

glass

containers.

On the other hand

, the least recycled material was plastic. Looking closer at the

graph

reveals that

paper

/

cardboard

and

glass

containers were the most recycled materials in 1980 with the highest

rates

well over 65% and just over 50%.

However

, the

rates

of recycling both experienced fluctuations over the given years.

Paper

recycling increased from 1982 and reached 70% in 1986.

However

, it fell back dramatically to well under 70% in 1990 and jumped again to 80% in 1996.From around 1996 to 2010 ,

paper

and

cardboard

recycling

rates

declined again and slowly fell back to 70% in 2010.

Rates

of recycling

glass

,

on the other hand

, experienced a significant decrease between 1992 and 1990, falling by 10% followed by a jump to 50% in 1995 after which it increased gradually over the following years reaching over 60% by 22010. Another important trend shown in the

graph

is the increase in

rates

of recycling aluminium recycling which

according to

the

graph

only started in 1986 and from 1986 to 2010 it experienced a sharp rise, peaking in 2010 and reaching nearly 45%.

Rates

of recycling plastic

in contrast

,

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remained the same from the year people started recycling it in 1990 and 2010, only increasing by 10 % over the years.