The bar chart below illustrates the amount of waste collected by a recycling centre between 2011 and 2015.

The bar chart below illustrates the amount of waste collected by a recycling centre between 2011 and 2015.

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was the material that was recycled the most,

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garden rubbish was the least. Over the 5 years the amount of each substance that was recycled increased. Looking at the chart in more detail, paper makes up the majority of waste starting at a figure of 57 tonnes in 2011.

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slightly declined over the next few years to 50, 40 and 51 before experiencing a dramatic increase to 70 in 2015.

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was always the lowest and in 2011 had a number of 32.

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statistic was halved to only 15 in 2012, before doubling again to 31 in 2013 and eventually finishing at a figure of 35. The numbers for glass remained relatively the same over the time period, starting at 48 in 2011 and having a moderate rise of 4 to 52 tonnes in 2015.

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, for Tin the statistics remained stable, the numerics respectively being 35 in 2011, dropping to 27 in 2012 and inclining to 39 in 2015.