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 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 graph provides information about the percentage rate of the four recyclable materials between the
years
1982 to 2010 in a specific country.
Overall
, the materials that were most recycled were paper and cardboard, and glass containers. At the same, aluminium cans showed a significantly increased
while
plastic remained steady throughout the
years
. In the year 1982, paper and cardboard were the highest
rate
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of materials that are reused with an estimated rate of 65%. It fluctuated in the following
years
until 1994 and reached a peak of 80% and it gradually declined to 70% in 2010. Closely followed by glass containers with 50% at the start of the study and fell to the low point of 40% after three
years
,
however
, it recovered and continue to rise gradually ending with 60%.
On the other hand
, aluminium cans started recycling later in 1986 with less than 10% and it rose dramatically up to 2010 with more than 40%. Meanwhile, in the year 1990 when plastic reprocessing
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a
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minimal growth from roughly 2% to below 10% over the
years
.
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  • proportion
  • recycled
  • materials
  • increased
  • paper and cardboard
  • plastic
  • glass
  • metal
  • significant increase
  • relatively stable
  • fluctuating
  • period
  • starting
  • reaching
  • gradually increasing
  • remained low
  • experienced
  • showed
  • greatest
  • proportion
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