The graph below 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, and make comparisons where relevant.
The given chart provides the percentage of paper and cardboard,
glass
containers, aluminium cans, and plastics that were reprocessed in one country period from 1982 and 2010.
Overall
, it is clear from the graph that the proportion of paper and cardboard, glass
containers started at the highest point among the four materials, in contrast
to that aluminium cans and plastics were at the lowest point, whereas
there was a continuing upward trend for all reclaimed products.
The 1982 year witnessed a fluctuation figure of paper and cardboard starting at around 65%, before rising considerably to reach a peak of 80% in 1994. After, however
, it decreased steadily to a level of 70% in 2010. In 1982, half of all glass
containers were recycled; after hitting a low of 40% in 1990, glass
recycling went up from 40% to 60% in the following years.
Aluminium cans were first recovered from plastics in 1986, starting at approximately 5%, but this
figure increased dramatically over 25 years and by 2010 it had reached nearly 45%. In terms of plastic, they were
not introduced until 1990 and Correct subject-verb agreement
was
although
the growth category was also
constant, rising from about 2% to around 8% over the period.Submitted by dilnurakari06 on
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