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 chart compares data about the recycling rates of four materials in one particular country between 1982 and 2010.

Overall

, it is evident that paper and cardboard had the highest recycling proportion among the selected materials,

while

plastics

had the lowest over the given period.

Additionally

,

while

the proportion of aluminium cans recycled surged significantly, the rate of

plastics

rose only slightly. Looking at the popular materials in more detail, in 1982, recycled paper and cardboard accounted for approximately 65%, which was considerably higher than

the

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50% of glass containers.

However

, both components experienced declining recycling rates and plummeted to their lowest point in 1990 before increasing again. Recycled paper-related products reached their peak at 80% in 1994 and gradually decreased, finishing at 70% in 2010.

In contrast

, the figure for glass containers was upward and

finally

reached 60% in the

last

year.

On the other hand

,

although

aluminium cans and

plastics

were not as widely used as the other two products and entered the market later, in 1986 and 1990 respectively, the recycling rate of cans dramatically soared from around 5% in its first year, to 45% in 2010.

Whereas

, the proportion of recycled

plastics

doubled from 5% in 1990 to just under 10% in the final year.