The graph below shows the proportion of four different material that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country.

The line graph provides information about the percentage of four various materials that were recycled over the period of 28 years between 1982 and 2010 in a particular country.

Overall

, there is a rising trend in four categories, but some of them rose steadily,

while

others increased with fluctuations. In 1982, the category of paper and cardboard stayed at 65%,

then

it rose by 5 per

cent

and dropped to its initial percentage in 1990. After it experienced a significant rise to 80% in 1994, afterwards, it declined steadily, reaching 70% in 2010.

On the other hand

, plastics first appeared in 1990,

where

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they rose slightly in the subsequent years, rising from 3 to 9 per

cent

. In comparison, aluminium cans began at 4% in 1986, where they rose steadily up to 45%. Only 50 per

cent

of glass containers was recycled in 1982,

then

the percentage of glass containers dropped significantly to 40% in 1990 and it increased up to 60 per

cent

in the subsequent years.