The table shows the amoun t of waste produced by different countries in 1980,1990and 2000. Summarise the information

The table illustrates the amount of

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generated in six countries in the years 1980, 1990 and 2000 respectively. Obviously, most countries recorded an increasing trend over the period shown, in which the US accounted for the majority of producing

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that was significantly more than that of the rest of the countries combined, as the least producers of

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. 2003

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materials were produced in America, and the figure doubled after two decades, at 4005. The trend for Japan was the same, rising from 44 to 52

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there was a 15-fold and 2.5-fold growth for Ireland and Poland in the production of

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, the amount only stood at 3 and 5

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in 2000, respectively. Korea,

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, was the only country reducing the amount of

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produced, declining from 31 to 19

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from 1990 to 2000,

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there was no data recorded in 1980. The quantity of

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produced in Portugal almost remained unchanged during the period, fluctuating between 10.1 and 9.7

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