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.

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.
The line graph gives information about recycling
such
materials
as
paper
and
cardboard
, glass containers, aluminium cans and plastics over 28 years, between 1982 and 2010.
Overall
, it can be clearly seen that all of the shown
materials
had more growth than initial recycling rates. The
paper
and
cardboard
, glass containers experienced fluctuation,
whereas
the rest of the two
materials
had increased without any declines.
Paper
and
cardboard
had the highest
rate
of recycled
materials
in the given time period. At the beginning period of time,
recycling
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rate
of
paper
and
cardboard
was 65 %. After that
rate
had negligible rise,
however
declined to the initial
rate
. Afterwards
paper
and
cardboard
reached a peak by 1994 after showing a downward trend until 2010
at the end
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.
However
, aluminium sharply rose from 5% to 45% over 14 years,
while
plastics rose just 5%.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
Vocabulary: Replace the words materials, paper, cardboard, rate with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "gives" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "declines" was used 2 times.

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  • proportion
  • recycled
  • materials
  • increased
  • paper and cardboard
  • plastic
  • glass
  • metal
  • significant increase
  • relatively stable
  • fluctuating
  • period
  • starting
  • reaching
  • gradually increasing
  • remained low
  • experienced
  • showed
  • greatest
  • proportion
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