The chart below shows the percentage of different types of household waste that were recycled in one city between 1992 and 2002

The bar chart compares the share of various waste products, like

plastic

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,

cans

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,

paper

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, and

glass

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, that were recycled over the years between 1992 and 2002.

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,

paper

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and

glass

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experienced upward trajectories over the given timeframe, with

glass

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showing the highest growth and

paper

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displaying a noticeable ascent, but at a much slower rate compared to

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. The reverse was true for

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and

cans

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, the former of which showed almost no change, and the latter showed a slight fluctuation path. Of particular note is that

glass

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stood out as the dominant recycled waste in subsequent years, despite starting at a bit lower rate below

paper

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and

cans

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. At the beginning,

paper

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and

glass

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almost mirrored in their initial figures at around 12%, with the former increasing slightly to 18%, and the latter seeing a more significant growth to about 28% in 1997.

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the figure for

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demonstrated a dramatic climb to 48%

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of the year; at the same time, 28%

paper

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was recycled, showing a moderate increase toward the

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.

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both waste products had the same figures in the initial year, the disparity became more considerable

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of the given period. Turning to

cans

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, which showed a contrasting trajectory compared to other trends, underwent a minor decline from 14% in 1992 to 11% in 1997, before experiencing a greater recovery

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, reaching 21%.

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recycling

cans

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was the only household product that saw a minor decrease, it bounced back, surpassing the percentage of

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.

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, there was a consistent stability in

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recycling, settling at nearly 13% in the

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consecutive years, after rising minimally from 10% in 1992. The stagnation period led

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to become the least recycled item in the subsequent year.