The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart illustrates the recycling percentages of 4 types of resources between 1982 and 2010 in a nation. Paper and cardboard, glass containers, aluminium cans and plastics are the types of

recyclbles

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recyclables

selected in the data. It can be seen that glass containers, plastics and aluminium cans had an increasing trend of recycling rate,

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that of paper and cardboard dropped.

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the recycling proportion of glass items dropped by 10% between 1982 and 1990, it

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sharply

rised

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rose

back to 50% in 1990. In the coming 16

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, the recycling

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increased

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steadily every four

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. In 2010%, a percentage of 60% was recorded.

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no data is presented in 1982 for aluminium cans,

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recycling rate consistently increased from 1968 to 2010, of which the increase of proportion between 2002 and 2010 was the most

drastical

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dramatic

, recording a 10% growth of rate every four

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. The change

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recycling

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of plastics was relatively slower since it remained below 10% between the 20-year period of 1990 and 2010.

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, the recycling percentage of paper and cardboard seemed to drop. Despite the significant growth of

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from 1990 to 1994, their

rates

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slowly diminished in the following 16

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from 80% to 70%.