The graph shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 and 2010 in a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reportin the main features, making comparisions where relevant

The line graph depicts the

rate

at which four different materials namely,

paper

and

cardboard

,

glass

containers

,

aluminium

cans

and

plastics

, were recycled between the

years

1982 and 2010.

Overall

, in all four cases, the recycling rates increased during their time period. Throughout the time period, the most significant rise of 40% was seen for

Aluminium

cans

. In contrast, marginal changes of roughly 7% were seen for

plastics

. The

rate

of recycling

Aluminium

cans

and

Plastics

showed an upward trend, over the

years

.

Conversely

, the recycling

rate

for

paper

and

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cardboard

, and

glass

containers

fluctuated over the

years

. The recycling

rate

of

glass

containers

dropped in steady increments to a low of 40% in 1990, following which the trend reversed and the

rate

increased to 60%.

Similarly

, the rates oscillated for

paper

and

cardboard

until they reached a peak of 80% in 1994. In the following

years

, the

rate

decreased gradually reaching 70% in 2010. In conclusion, in any given year,

paper

and

cardboard

had the highest recycling rates, followed by

glass

containers

,

aluminium

cans

and

lastly

plastics

.