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 depicts the trends in recycling of four materials over a span of almost two decades, from 1982-2010.

Firstly

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, the only items that were recycled in 1982 were

paper

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and

cardboard

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as well as

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glass

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containers.

Paper

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products took the lead with a rate of approximately 65%. Both of them fluctuated over time until 1994 when the rates rose to 80% and 50% for

cardboard

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and

glass

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respectively. There was an addition of aluminium cans being recycled from 1986 with plastics joining shortly after in 1990,

however

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, these were very rare.

Furthermore

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, from 1994 onwards, the trends for

glass

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, aluminium and plastics increased,

whereas

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the rate for

paper

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and

cardboard

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decreased. Despite

this

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,

paper

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products were still the most recycled articles between 70-80%

whereas

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plastics were the least, at less than 10%.

Overall

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, the amount of recycling of all types of recyclable products increased over the course of the study.

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,

cardboard

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and

glass

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were recycled longer than aluminium and plastic.