The graph below shows waste recycling rates in the U.S. from 1960 to 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph illustrates the

percentage

of National recycling rates compared to the total

waste

across the United States between 1960 and 2011.

Overall

, the

percentage

of recycling rises slowly,

while

the quantity of

waste

recovery dramatically increases over the

years

. It can be seen between 1960 and 1970 the

waste

recovery remained almost similar,

however

, it gradually increased during the '70s and 80s with an average of 14 million tonnes. In 1985, the line speedily increase from 16.7 million tons of

waste

to 86.9 tons recovered in the

last

30

years

.

On the other hand

, the

percentage

of recycling

waste

remained stable during the first 15

years

and increased by less than 5% between 1975 and 1985. We can observe that compared to the millions of tonnes collected in the United States, the

percentage

of recycling

waste

was less the 30% in the

last

15

years

.