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 above line chart depicted the percentages of four recycled materials between 1982 and 2010 in an unspecified nation. From an observational perspective, it is apparent that all four materials saw an upward trend.

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, despite decreasing in the middle of the timeline, paper and cardboard were still recycled the most. Looking at the figures

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paper and cardboard, it started at 65% in 1982, and

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it increased by 5% before turning back to the original percentage in 1990. After that, there was a jump in its proportion to 80% prior to a 16-year period of decreasing to exactly 70%. Regarding glass containers,

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proportion experienced a downward trend from 50% to 40% between 1982 and 1990.

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, the number continually went up and stopped at 60%

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of the timeline. Turning to the remaining statistics, it is easy to see that aluminium cans’ percentage began at approximately 5% before it increased dramatically to 45% in 2010. In terms of plastics, there was just a slight increase in its number, where nearly 2% was the beginning

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9% was the end.