this graph shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country

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, glass containers, Aluminium cans and plastic from 1982 to 2010

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, the figures for glass containers and

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are recycled materials, which had an upward trend

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plastics and

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fluctuated insignificantly.

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,

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still were the most recycled material. In 1982, the proportion of reused glass containers was 50%, after 8 years it decreased slightly by 10%. From 1990 to 2010

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number grew gradually to 60% .

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cans started to be recycled

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around the 1980s with nearly 5%,

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figure rose sharply to approximately 45% in 2010. Turning to

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, the proportion of reused material was about 65%. There was a minimal fluctuation in

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number from 1982 to 1990,

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plastics began to be reused with 5%, which was similar to Aluminum cans. In the rest of

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period, when the proportion of

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and