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The graph below shows percentages of types of waste that were recycled in a town between 2000 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows percentages of types of waste that were recycled in a town between 2000 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The bar graphs illustrate data about the different types of
waste
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 (plastic, cans,
paper
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 and metal) that were recycled over a decade (
year
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 2000 to 2010). The units are measured in percentages.
Overall
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, it is evident that upcycling of every
waste
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 type except
paper
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 shows an increase in the
year
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 2010.
However
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, in the
year
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 2000, all types of
waste
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 were least recycled ; all categories below 20 per
cent
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.
To begin
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 with, the most recycled
waste
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 in
years
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the years
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 2010 and 2005 was metals at 40% and nearly 30 % respectively.
Furthermore
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, cans were the second leader in the
year
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 2010 with a percentage of nearly 35 per
cent
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.
Moreover
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, in the
year
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 2000, there were the lowest recycling rates, plastic being 10 per
cent
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, cans (approximately 13%) ,
paper
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 and metals around 14 per
cent
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.
However
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, in the
year
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 2005,
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paper
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the paper
a paper
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 was
second
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the second
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 leading type of
waste
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 recycled with a percentage of approximately 30.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words waste, paper, year, cent with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Percentage
  • Recycling rates
  • Type of waste
  • Decade
  • Increase / Decrease
  • Trends
  • Fluctuation
  • Comparison
  • Significant change
  • Observation
  • Underlying factors
  • Technological influences
  • Environmental impact
  • Societal influence
  • Waste management policies
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