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
, the only items that were recycled in 1982 were paper
and cardboard
as well as
glass
containers. Paper
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
and glass
respectively. There was an addition of aluminium cans being recycled from 1986 with plastics joining shortly after in 1990, however
, these were very rare.
Furthermore
, from 1994 onwards, the trends for glass
, aluminium and plastics increased, whereas
the rate for paper
and cardboard
decreased. Despite this
, paper
products were still the most recycled articles between 70-80% whereas
plastics were the least, at less than 10%.
Overall
, the amount of recycling of all types of recyclable products increased over the course of the study. Additionally
, cardboard
and glass
were recycled longer than aluminium and plastic.Submitted by Mangalakumaran.sangeetha on
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