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

The line graph illustrates the proportion of recycled materials in a particular country between 1982 and 2010. The items reused are plastic, glass containers, aluminium cans, and paper and cardboard.

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, it is evident from the chart that, out of the four, paper and cardboard were the most reused products throughout the period.

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was followed by glass containers, with a similar fluctuating trend. In 1982, paper and cardboard started with approximately 65%, which gradually increased to 70% in the succeeding four years.

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there was a sudden fall in the recycling process and the proportion fell to 65%, it soared dramatically to 80% in 1994, the highest of all. Later, it showed a steady decline in the upcoming years and stood at 70%. Recycling of glass containers started at half, following a decrease in the subsequent years and steady progress from 1990 onwards until it surpassed two decades and reached 60%.

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, recycling of aluminium cans and plastics was introduced in 1986 and 1990, respectively. Aluminium cans and plastics showed a slow but consistent rise and reached above 40% and a little less than 10% by the end of the period without much fluctuation.