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.
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The line graph illustrates the percentage of recycling segregated by four types of materials in a certain country, between 1982 and 2010.
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, all types of materials increased in the entire period even though some of the materials fluctuated over periods. Paper and cardboard had the highest rate of recycling from beginning to end. In 1982, Paper and cardboard were the most selected products to recycle with more than 60%. The rate went up in 1994 by 80% but it declined by 10%, in total, until the end of the period. Glass containers had a half per cent in the first period,
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, it declined 10% in 1990. Noticeably, the rate considerably grew in the following years until 2010.
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aluminium and plastics had the same proportion of under 10%, the trend from aluminium cans dramatically rose and hit a peak in 2010 at just under 50% compared to plastics which was slightly upward in a small percentage.
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Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • 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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