The given chart illustrates the percentage of four different recycled materials between 1982 and 2010 in a country.

The given chart illustrates the percentage of four different recycled materials between 1982 and 2010 in a country.

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, Paper and cardboard remained the most popular mode of recycled material, followed by glass containers. All selected materials had the

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tendency tendencies

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to increase in the known period shown. In 1982, the country recycled 65% of paper and cardboard and

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half of glass containers. The figure for paper and cardboard

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fluctuated fluctuate

and reached a peak at 80%;

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, it declined significantly to 70% in 2010. The proportion of glass containers

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substantially to 40% in 1990 and increased considerably to 60% in 2010. Aluminium cans began to be recycled in 1986 at about 5%

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plastics were selected first in 1990 at the same rate. The year

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2010 witnessed a sharp growth of 40% in the rate of aluminium cans and

Alluminium

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aluminium

cans was the third most common material recycled. The percentage of plastics climbed slightly to about 8% in 2010, which was less than the others.