The pie charts below give information about the composition of household rubbish in the United States in two different years.

The pie charts below give information about the composition of household rubbish in the United States in two different years.
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The pie charts show the composition, in different categories, of domestic
waste
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in the United States in 1990 and 2007.
Overall
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, paper and organic
waste
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were the main types of household litter in 1990. After 17 years, organic
waste
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alone made up almost half the refuse of houses in the US. Taking a closer look at the charts, in 1990 more than one-third (35%) of domestic
waste
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was paper.
This
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percentage significantly dropped to only 16% in 2007.
Also
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, other types of
waste
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products,
such
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as glassware, metals, and textiles, showed slight declines over
this
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span of 3%, 2%, and 1% to be 5%, 3% and 3% respectively.
On the other hand
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, organic refuse was the second-highest
waste
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category at 29% in 1990. After 17 years
this
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number jumped to 42% of total rubbish, thereby being the primary
waste
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product.
Similarly
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, the proportion of wood rubbish increased, though slightly, to 8%,
while
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plastic
waste
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remained stable at 6% in both years. In 1990, 7% of domestic refuse was attributed to the dust/ cinders category, which disappeared in 2007 to be replaced by miscellaneous rubbish, which accounted for 17% of household refuse.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words waste with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "show" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
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