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.

Contained in the chart is the comparison between the recycling percentage of four distinct wastes recorded in a specific nation during the 28-year period, starting from 1982. From an observational perspective,

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cardboard

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containers experienced a slightly upward trend

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aluminium cans witnessed a considerable one.

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,

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the most common

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to be recycled

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the opposite was true for plastics. Looking at the illustration in

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detail, it can be seen that around 65% of

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was recycled in 1982 and it increased to 70% in 1986 before dropping back to 65% in 1990.

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, there was a steady decline for

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containers, from

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half to 40%. From 1990 to 1994, both

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saw a rise

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15% and 10% respectively.

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, throughout the following timeframe,

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decreased

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to 70%

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an increase

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10% for

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containers. Turning to the remaining categories, aluminium cans began at approximately 5% and shot up to more than 40%

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of the report. Regarding

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plastic, there was a slow rise, from 5% to just under 10%.