The chart illustrates four particular materials percentages in one country that were recycled between 1982 and 2010.
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, in 1982, starting with 60% of paper and cardboard was recycled. Linking Words
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figure experienced a fluctuation before gradually rising to reach a peak of 80% in 1994. From Linking Words
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on, the portion was slowly decreasing to 70% in 2010. Meanwhile, glass containers started with half of the percentage in 1982 Linking Words
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gradually declined to 40% in 1990. After that, there was a gradual rise in the portion to 60% by 2010. Aluminium cans started to be recycled in 1986, which was about 5%, but Linking Words
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amount rose rapidly for over 25 years and by 2010 it had reached 45%. Linking Words
On the other hand
, plastics recycling was first introduced in 1990, Linking Words
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slowly rising from 2% to around 8% over the period.
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To sum up
, the proportion of paper and cardboard that was recycled was the highest of the four categories, but Linking Words
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substance steadily decreased after 1994. Linking Words
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, there was a continuing upward trend in other classes of recycling materialsLinking Words
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