task 1 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.

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the percentage

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of 4 different recycled materials,

paper

and

cardboard

,

glass

containers, aluminium cans and plastics over a 28-year period between 1982 and 2010.

Paper

and

cardboard

got the first rank in the recycling

rate

. after that in the second and third place,

glass

containers and aluminium cans respectively placed

while

with significant gap plastic items took the

last

place. In 1982,

paper

and

cardboard

with approximately 65%

rate

had the

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percentage among the others. After 12 years,

paper

and

cardboard

peaked at 80% proportion, but

glass

containers had a fluctuating

rate

, it started

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50% and went down but

in

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the end of the 12-year period, it had the same

rate

as it started.

although

paper

recycling showed

downward

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a downward

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trend between 1994 to 2010,

glass

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container

rate

steadily increased. That means

glass

container

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containers

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finished at 60%

while

paper

ended up with 70% of

recycling

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rate

.

In contrast

, the aluminium cans recycling

rate

had

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trend which means started

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5% and after 22 years reached 45%, plastic remained relatively steady between 1990 and 2010 with

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a small

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increase from 4% to 8%.