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.

The line graph illustrates the

percentage

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of National recycling rates compared to the total

waste

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across the United States between 1960 and 2011.

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, the

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of recycling rises slowly,

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the quantity of

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recovery dramatically increases over the

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. It can be seen between 1960 and 1970 the

waste

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recovery remained almost similar,

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, 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

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to 86.9 tons recovered in the

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30

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.

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, the

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of recycling

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remained stable during the first 15

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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

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of recycling

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was less the 30% in the

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15

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.