The graph below shows percentages of types of waste that were recycled in a town between 2000 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The graph below shows percentages of types of waste that were recycled in a town between 2000 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.
The line diagram compares the proportion of different kinds of waste that were reutilised in a town from 1982 to 2010. It is immediately apparent that recycling of all 3 products rose over the period but for papers and
cardboards
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. In 1982, whilst recycled paper and cardboard stood at about 65%, reused glass containers started
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50%. The next 8 years saw a gradual drop in the recycled glass containers by 10%
1990
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whilst paper and
cardboards
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reprocessing fluctuated over
this
same period only to fall back to around 65% in 1990. Reprocessed glass containers rose steadily in the subsequent years peaking at 60% in 2010.
By contrast
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although
papers
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and
cardboards
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recycling peaked at 80% in 1994, their reprocessing declined gradually reaching 70% in 2010.
On the other hand
, Aluminium cans and plastics stood at below 5% in 1996 and 1990 respectively.
Whereas
Aluminium cans made a significant rise to close to 45% in 2010, plastics made a slow rise to nearly 10% in 2010.
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