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 illustrates the comparison of four different materials that were recycled between 1982 to 2010. The aluminium cans and plastics recycling rates show a steady rise over the years,

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the percentage of paper and glass containers experience a fluctuating trend. Compared to 1986 the aluminium cans recycling

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rose significantly more than 40% in 2010. In the meantime, the percentage of plastic recycling that started in 1990 only experienced less than 10% growth in 2010. Both aluminium cans and plastics trend always increase throughout the years. Between 1982 and 1990 glass container recycling rates underwent a 10% drop, but starting from 1990 the rates started to gradually increase until 2010 and the end percentage of glass container

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is 60%. The paper recycling interest shows a fluctuation

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from 1982 to 1994,

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in the next year the trends start to steadily drop until 2010, the drop in paper recycling

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is exactly 10%.