The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country.
The given line chart illustrates the percentage of paper and cardboard, glass containers,
aluminum
cans and plastics that were recycled between 1982 and 2010.
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aluminium
Overall
, we can see that paper and cardboard were the most recycled materials, Linking Words
however
, after 1994 Linking Words
it
experienced a decline Correct pronoun usage
they
while
the other three categories increased over the period.
In 1982, about 65% of paper and cardboard Linking Words
was
recycled. Correct subject-verb agreement
were
This
figure fluctuated before rising steeply to reach a peak of 80% in 1994. From Linking Words
then
on, it decreased steadily to a level of 70% in 2010. Linking Words
On the contrary
, half of the glass containers were recycled in 1982; after Linking Words
fell
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falling
down
to 40% in 1990, Change preposition
apply
this
figure gradually rose to 60% by 2010.
As for Linking Words
aluminum
, it only started to be recycled Change the spelling
aluminium
from
1986, starting at just 5%, but Change preposition
in
then
it climbed rapidly over the next 25 years and by 2010 it had reached 45%. The recycling of plastics, Linking Words
instead
, was not introduced until 1990, and, Linking Words
although
its growth was constant over the years, it was very slow, rising from about 2% to around 8%.Linking Words
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