The table below shows the amount of waste production (in million tonnes) in six different countries over twenty years. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table compares data about the

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of

waste

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produced by six different countries in 1980, 1990, and 2000.

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, the US produced the largest

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of

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material in the period shown and

also

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experienced a significant rise from 1980 to 2000.

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, unlike other countries, the level of

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disposal in

Korea

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decreased in 2000. Notably, there is no accessible data about

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production

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in Ireland and

Korea

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in 1990 and 1980. In 1980, Ireland produced 0.6

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tonnes

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of

waste

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materials, which was the lowest.

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, Poland and Portugal made 4 and 2

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tonnes

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of disposal material in 1980 respectively.

Japan

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was responsible for producing 28

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tones of

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materials as compared to 131

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tones of

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production

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in the US. Ten years later,

Japan

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and

Korea

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produced almost the same

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of

waste

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, about 32 and 31, respectively.

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, the

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production

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of Poland was approximately six times smaller than that of

Japan

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, at 5

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tonnes

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.

In addition

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, Portugal made 3

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tonnes

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of

waste

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disposal, the smallest

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year,

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the US produced 151

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tonnes

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in the same year.

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of the period, Ireland and Portugal produced the same

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of

waste

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, 5

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tonnes

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. The figure for

Japan

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rose to 53

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tonnes

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,

whereas

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the

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of

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production

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in

Korea

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decreased to 19

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tonnes

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. In the US, the level of

waste

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production

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grew considerably, increasing by 41

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tonnes

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and reaching 191

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tonnes

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in 2000.

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, Poland produced 6.6

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waste

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materials, 1.6

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higher than in 1990.