This graph shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, making comparisons where relevant.

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as

paper

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and

cardboard

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, glass containers, aluminium cans and plastics over 28 years, between 1982 and 2010.

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, it can be clearly seen that all of the shown

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had more growth than initial recycling rates. The

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, glass containers experienced fluctuation,

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the rest of the two

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had increased without any declines.

Paper

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cardboard

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had the highest

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of recycled

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in the given time period. At the beginning period of time,

recycling

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of

paper

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cardboard

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was 65 %. After that

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had negligible rise,

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declined to the initial

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. Afterwards

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reached a peak by 1994 after showing a downward trend until 2010

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of the period. The glass containers consistently moved up after dipping to a low of 40%. With regards to aluminium cans and plastics, both of them illustrated an upward trend.

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, aluminium sharply rose from 5% to 45% over 14 years,

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plastics rose just 5%.