The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The given graph represents the relative proportion of different materials that were recycled during 1982-2010 which covers the span of 28 years.

Overall

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, throughout the duration, the figure for paper and cardboard were the highest.

Firstly

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, from 1982-1990, organic materials started at 65%, had a slight rise to 70% and

finally

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reached the same value in 1990. Glass containers had 50% which kept on decreasing and closed at 40% and for the case of aluminium cans and plastics, the previous one was nil in 1982 and the latter was falling to zero

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in 1986 but both of them gained the scores and were at 10% in 1990 for the cans and 1% for the plastics. Post that period, the values for silica holders and hard material cans kept on increasing and the final values at the defined scale were 60% and 45%. The organic materials had an up-down ride and landed at 70% eventually and

lastly

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, the remaining one had a steady rise and attained 9% at the finish line.