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

The given line graph illustrates the percentages of recycled materials in a particular country between 1982 and 2010.

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, it can clearly be seen that

paper

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cardboard

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and cardboard

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were the materials with the highest recycling rates. Meanwhile, plastics remained the lowest throughout the given period. Regarding the most recycled items,

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and

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began at around 65% before moderately climbing to 80% in 1994. From

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point onwards, it experienced a gradual decrease and ended at 70%.

On the other hand

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, as the second highest material, glass containers started 15% lower than

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and

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,

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consistently dropped until 1990.

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in 1994

paper

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showed a down-trend, glass container witnessed

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, and the gap between them shrank over the period. In terms of other materials, aluminum cans started to be recycled in 1986, which stood at below 10%. It

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progressively climbed and peaked at approximately 45% in the final year.

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, plastics were being recycled four years later, yet the proportion remained stable below 10%.