The bar chart details the amount of waste that was disposed of via landfill, burning and dumping at sea, in a particular European country between 2005 and 2008.

Presented for consideration is a bar chart detailing figures for

rubbish

dumped at

sea

, burned and dumped in landfills in a certain country in Europe from 2005 to 2008.

Overall

, it can be seen that the

amount

of

rubbish

disposed of via

landfill

saw a downward trend

while

the

amount

of

waste

burned experienced an upward trend.

In addition

, another salient point is that the figure for

rubbish

dumped at

sea

remained steady during the first 3-year period. Looking at the figures in

further

detail, it is evident that the most popular method in 2005 is dumping in

landfill

sites, at 1800. Meanwhile, the

amount

of

waste

dumped at

sea

only made up one-third of the

landfill

at 600

whereas

the quantity of

rubbish

burned was at approximately 500. The year 2006 witnessed a decrease of 600 in the figure for

rubbish

dumped in landfills.

In contrast

, the

amount

of

waste

burned rose by 100. Turning to the remaining statistics, the quantity of

rubbish

disposed of via

landfill

and dumped at

sea

decreased to 900 and 600 respectively in 2007

while

the

amount

of

waste

burned increased to 700. In 2008, the garbage disposal method preferred

above all

others was burning which was at 900.

Besides

, the

amount

of

rubbish

dumped in landfills fell to 600, one-third of its figure 4 years ago

while

the quantity of garbage dumped at

sea

was just 550.