The line graph illustrates the percentage of four materials (paper and cardboard, glass containers, aluminium cans, and plastics) that were recycled over a 28-year period from 1982 to 2010.
Overall
, the recycling rates of all four materials increased over the given period. Paper and cardboard had the highest recycling Linking Words
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aluminium cans showed the most significant growth. Linking Words
In contrast
, plastic remained the least recycled material throughout the years.
With regard to paper and cardboard, the recycling Linking Words
rate
started at approximately two-thirds in 1982 and peaked at four-fifths in 1994 before declining slightly to seven-tenths by 2010. As for glass containers, the Use synonyms
rate
fluctuated. It stood at half in 1982, after which it dropped to more than a third in 1990 before climbing gradually, reaching above half in 2010.
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On the other hand
, aluminium cans saw the most growth, rising from one in twenty in 1982 to two-fifths in 2010. Linking Words
In contrast
, plastic, which had the lowest recycling Linking Words
rate
, started below one in ten and reached only a tenth by the end of the period.Use synonyms
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