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 different materials,

such

as paper and cardboard, glass containers, aluminium cans, and

plastics

, that were recycled between 1982 and 2010 in a particular country.

Overall

, after analyzing the graph,

it is clear that

the highest recycling

rate

was achieved by paper and cardboard.

However

, the recycling

rate

of

plastics

experienced the lowest proportion compared to other materials. On the one hand, paper and cardboard fluctuated from 1982 to 1992, reaching up to 80% before rapidly decreasing to 70%.

Consequently

, the recycling

rate

of glass containers stood at exactly 50% and showed a dramatic decrease between 1982 and 1988, reaching 40%. Glass containers

then

followed an upward trend from 1990 to 2006.

On the other hand

, the recycling

rate

for aluminium cans and

plastics

was approximately 2% and 11% in the initial phase, respectively. Meanwhile, aluminium cans consistently increased throughout the period, successfully reaching over 43%.

Moreover

,

plastics

showed an insignificant change throughout the period and maintained its level below 10%.