The craft below shows the proportion of food different material that were recycle from 1982 2010 in a particular country

The line graph illustrates the recycling rates of paper and cardboard, glass containers, aluminium cans, and plastic in a particular country between 1982 and 2010.

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, the recycling rates of aluminium cans and glass containers increased steadily over the years.

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, the recycling

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for paper and cardboard

initially

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rose but later declined,

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plastic recycling experienced slow and minimal growth throughout the period. In 1982, the recycling

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for paper and cardboard was the highest at around 65%, but it decreased slightly until 1986. After a sharp rise to 80% in 1995, it gradually declined to about 70% by 2010.

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, the recycling

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for glass containers started at 50%, dropped to 40% by 1986, but steadily increased, reaching 60% in 2010. The recycling

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for aluminium cans began at a mere 1.5% in 1982.

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, it grew consistently over the years, reaching approximately 43% by 2010. Meanwhile, plastic recycling started later, in 1986, at around 1%. Despite continuous growth, the increase was minimal, ending at just 9% in 2010.