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

The line graph illustrates the percentage of four various types of materials that were reused between 1982 and 2010 in a certain nation.

Overall

, except for paper and cardboard, all other items’ salvage rates increased

at the end

of the period.

On the other hand

, despite the late reuse of aluminium cans, it had the most dramatic rise all throughout the seven years. In 1982, paper and cardboard led to the highest amount of recyclables with approximately 65%, which slightly fluctuated between 1986 and 1990. After a slight decrease in 1990, there is a massive resurgence to 80% in the year 1994 before declining to 70% in 2010. Glass containers

on the other hand

followed a similar trend, with an initial rate of 50% and steadily declined to 40% in 1990,

then

rose significantly to 60%

at the end

of the period. The remaining materials with late entry of usage in a particular country,

such

as aluminium cans and plastics both had a steady trend.

Firstly

, aluminium cans started at around 5% and continuously soared and reached its peak of approximately 35% in 2010,

while

plastic remained steady at just under 10% for five consecutive years.