The line graph illustrates the percentage of four different materials that were recycled in a particular country between 1982 and 2010.
Overall
, paper and cardboard consistently had the highest recycling rate throughout the period, Linking Words
whereas
plastic remained the least recycled material.
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According to
what is shown, in 1982, paper and cardboard ranked as the biggest reused material, approximately 65 per Linking Words
cent
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However
, it remained at the same rank all over the years. Glass containers ranked as the second with around 50 per Linking Words
cent
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while
aluminium and plastics did not exist in Linking Words
this
year.
By 1990, plastics and aluminium started to be recycled. It took 5 per Linking Words
cent
and 10 per Use synonyms
cent
, respectively. Paper and cardboard fell to around 65 per Use synonyms
cent
after rising to 70 per Use synonyms
cent
in 1986. Use synonyms
Then
reached 70 again in 2010 after picking up 80 per Linking Words
cent
in 1994.Use synonyms
Whereas
the glass container dramatically decreased to only 40 per Linking Words
cent
in 1990. After the following years, it experienced a slight increase and reached 60 per Use synonyms
cent
in the final yearUse synonyms