The table below shows the amount of waste production (in millions of tonnes) in six different countries over a twenty-year period.

The given table compares the amount of waste which was produced in six different countries from 1980 to 2000.

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it is clear that

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there was a significant change throughout the period , five of six countries saw an increase and the US dominated in all years.

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with, in 1980 the

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for Japan were 28

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which is seven times bigger than Poland in

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year.

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,

this

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year Ireland accounted for only 0.6

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and Portugal for 2

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whereas

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for the US were far higher 131

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. No

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are given for Korea.

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to

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, in 1990 Japan and Korea accounted for almost the same 31 and 32

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respectively.

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, the

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for Poland were 5

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and for Portugal 3

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while

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the US accounted for far bigger 151

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.

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, in 2000

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for Ireland and Portugal were the same 5

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,

while

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this

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year the US accounted for 192

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which is roughly ten times bigger than Korea (19

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).

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, the

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for Japan and Poland were 53 and 6.6

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respectively.