The given chart illustrates the percentage of four different recycled materials between 1982 and 2010 in a country.

The line graph displays the amount of recycling in

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for diverse materials from 1982 to 2010 in a certain country.

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, the recycling of four materials saw different trends in the time period. Two materials showed some fluctuations,

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the others experienced increases. The recycling of paper and cardboard started at approximately 65% in 1982.

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, it changed frequently to 70% in 1986 and 65% in 1990.

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number reached a peak of 80% in 1994.

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decreased until it fell to 70% in 2010. The number of glass containers recycling, which started at 50%,

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grew with some oscillations. It dropped to 40% in 1990

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but later rose to 50% in 1994.

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figure continued to increase slightly until it ended at 60% in 2010.

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, the figure of recycled aluminium cans witnessed growth over time.

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number started at roughly 4% in 1986.

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, it surged continuously until it finished at 45% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of plastics recycling went through small growth from around 3% in 1990 to only about 9% in 2010.