The chart below shows the percentages of different types of household waste that were recycled in one city between 1992 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compares the rates of four kinds of household waste—plastic,

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,

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, and

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—recycled in a particular city in three separate years: 1992, 1997, and 2002.

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the figures for

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and

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experienced consistent increases, the proportions of

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fluctuated.

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, the percentage of plastic waste remained stable over the period. In terms of plastic, its percentage in 1992 started at the lowest point compared to the remaining types, at 10%. By 1997, the rate of plastic grew slightly to approximately 12% and stayed at the same level

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the next five years. Regarding

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and

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, they shared similar rise patterns. In 1992, the figures for them both began at 15%

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and in the subsequent five years, the percentages of

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and

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notably surged to roughly 32% and 28%, respectively. By 2002,

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' rate significantly rose to 48%, alongside that of

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, continuously increasing to nearly 40%.

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, the

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' percentages exhibited an inverse trend. In 1992, the proportion of

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witnessed a peak at 18% and surprisingly dropped to 13% by 1997. But in 2002, its figure recovered to 24%, surpassing its initial level.