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 line graph illustrates the percentage of four recycled materials from the time period of 1982 to 2010 in a country.

Overall

, we can see

growth

in all components albeit at different rates and a very high

growth

was seen in

aluminium

cans

.

However

, a minor rise was captured in other materials. At the beginning of the period, paper & cardboard and glass containers were at a very good proportion with 65% and 50% respectively. Paper & cardboard fluctuated till 1994, but

then

we saw a constant drop in its recycling

rate

with 70% in 2010.

Similarly

, glass containers

also

dropped by 1990,

however

, continuous

growth

was

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has been

show examples

seen since

then

reaching 60%.So, minor

growth

of 5 and 10 per cent was there in these two components which were recycled at a very high

rate

in 1982.

On the other hand

,

aluminium

cans

and plastics recycling started in 1986 and 1990. But a significant rise in the recycling

rate

of

aluminium

cans

was in years taking the number to 45% by 1990. Similar to

aluminium

cans

, plastics

also

started at a very low

rate

in 1990.

however

, there was low

growth

in its percentage keeping it number to below 10% in 2010.