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

The line chart illustrates how much of certain

materials

were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in an unspecified country.

Overall

, paper and cardboard,

along with

glass containers, were the first two

materials

to be recycled, starting in the year 1982,

in contrast

to aluminium cans and plastics that started approximately 4 and 8 years later, respectively. The first two

materials

to be recycled fluctuated throughout the given period in comparison to aluminium cans which steadily increased and plastics plateaued. Paper and cardboard were the most recycled

materials

, with approximately a 65% recycling rate. Later on, it fluctuated and experienced a drop in 2010.

On the other hand

, glass containers represented a 50% recycling rate as a starting point,

then

had a decrease of 10% during an 8-year period, and ultimately plateaued in the final decades. Since the start of recycling aluminium cans in 1986, its recycling average kept growing throughout the decades, finishing with around a 45% recycling rate.

On the contrary

, plastics recycling has not had a significant change, representing only around 8 to 9% between 1990 and 2010.