The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country.

The graph represents the recycling rates of four various types of material including: paper and cardboard, glass containers, aluminium cans and plastics in one country during a specific period of time (1982-2010).

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, paper and cardboard recycling rates were the highest, followed by glass contains during the given years. Recycling of aluminium cans experienced the most significant increase,

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plastics recycling rates were the lowest, rising only slightly over the period. From the given graph it can be seen that in 1982, about 65% of paper and cardboard was recycled.

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figure fluctuated before reaching a peak of 80% in 1994. From

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on,

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, it decreased steadily to a level of 70% in 2010. In 1982, half of all glass containers were recycled.

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figure dropped to 40% in 1990 but

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experienced a gradual increase from 40% to 60% by 2010.

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the data, the situation is significantly disparate in aluminium cans. They were first recycled in 1986, starting at about 5%.

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figure climbed rapidly and by 2010 it had risen to 45%.

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, recycling of plastics did not begin until 1990

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and grew constantly but slowly, rising from around 2% to about 8% over the period.