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 graph illustrates the amount of four varieties of materials that were recycled in a country between 1982 and 2010.

Overall

,

it is clear that

paper

and cardboard were the materials that were recycled the most,

although

their

levels

are reducing. The rate of

glass

containers and aluminium cans being recycled is steadily increasing,

while

the rates of plastic remain relatively stable. In 1982, 65% of

paper

and cardboard were recycled,

while

, only 50% of

glass

containers were taken for recycling. The rate of recycling

paper

and

glass

dipped in the 1990s, after which the rate of recycling

paper

surged to 80% in 1994,

although

the

levels

started dipping steadily till 2010 when only 70% of

paper

was recycled.

On the contrary

, the

levels

of

glass

recycling saw a rise from 1990 to 2010 where almost 60% of

glass

was recycled. The process of recycling aluminium and plastic did not begin until 1986 and 1990 respectively. The

levels

of aluminium recycling started off around 2% in 1986, which

then

saw a steep increase till 2002, after which it steadily raised to 45% in 2010, making it the 3rd most recycled material. Plastic remains the least recycled material as it stayed relatively flat just below 10%.