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 provided graph line gives data on recycling materials

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, glass containers, aluminium cans and plastics in a specific country from 1982 to 2010. As a general trend,

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have always shown the highest percentage through the

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. The following text will describe relevant details, same as comparisons if necessary.

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, plastics have remained at the lowest point of recycling material remaining under 10% from 1990 to 2010 with slight changes through the

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by aluminium cans that started to be recycled nearly 10

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, the latter has a gradual increase until 2002 when it soars almost 50%. Surprisingly, glass containers have shown fluctuations in the first 10

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, from 1994 it presented an upward tendency reaching 60% in 2010. Similar to

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it equally shows ups and downs during the first

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until 1994 when it presented a downward trend of 10% less.

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, even though

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have had the highest percentage of recycling, aluminium and cans have become more popular starting with less than 10% to be recycled and ending at nearly 50%.