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

This graph shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country.
The graph provides data about the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country.
Overall
, in all
years
the highest recycling
rate
had paper and cardboard and the lowest recycling
rate
had plastics. As can clearly be seen, in all
years
the highest recycling
rate
had paper and cardboard.
Initially
, the
rate
was approximately 65 per
cent
. Its peak was in 1994 when the proportion of paper and cardboard was 80 per
cent
. After 1994 the
rate
started to decrease and in 2010 the
rate
was 70 per
cent
. The
rate
of glass containers in 1982 was 50 per
cent
. From 1982 to 1990 the
rate
dropped,
however
after that the
rate
started to rise and in 2020 was its peak
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60 per
cent
. In 1986 recycling
rate
for aluminum cans was more or less 5 per
cent
over the
years
the
rate
abruptly increased and in 2010 the
rate
was roughly 45 per
cent
.
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rate
for plastics started in 1990 the proportion was less than 5 per
cent
. Even though it rose over the
years
it had the lowest recycling
rate
compared to other materials.
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  • proportion
  • recycled
  • materials
  • percentage
  • paper and cardboard
  • glass
  • plastic
  • metal
  • stable
  • noticeable
  • rise
  • significant increase
  • accounting for
  • consistent
  • ste steadily
  • dramatically
  • nearly
  • worth noting
  • relatively low
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