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

The line graph compares the proportion of four different recycled products in one country between 1982 and 2010.

Overall

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, all four categories showed an upward trend during the given period. Despite some fluctuations in paper and cardboard, it remained the dominant category,

whereas

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plastics kept their position as the lowest

at the end

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of the period. In 1982, paper and cardboard started at roughly 65%,

then

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experienced a rise-and-fall pattern in the following years until 1994, when it reached the highest rate at exactly 80%.

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was followed by a gradual and consistent decline to 70% in 2010.

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glass containers dropped marginally by about 10% in the beginning, from 1990 they showed a steady increase to around 60% by 2010 and remained the second-highest recycled material.

On the other hand

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, aluminium cans recorded the most significant growth over the period, rising from 5% in 1986 to approximately 45% in 2010, achieving the greatest increase among the four items. Meanwhile, plastics remained at almost the same level, just under 10% in 2010.