This graph shows the proportion of four different materials that were recucled 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 one country's rates of four reprocessed items from 1982 to 2010.

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, paper and cardboard were the most recycled materials throughout the period , and plastics were the least.

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recycling aluminium cans rose over the years. In 1982, around 65% of paper and cardboard were reprocessed, and 50% of glass containers went through the same process that year. Afterwards, the figure of the former items increased for a year,

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that of the latter material decreased in the following two years.

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, in 1994, both values recovered , with the first one reaching a peak of 80%, and from that point until the end of the era, each number for each material took a different trajectory, as that of paper and cardboard subsided , and that of the glass containers rose gradually. In 1986, refined aluminium cans debuted at less than 10%, and

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fraction inclined consistently until it stood at approximately 45%.

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, the trend for recycled plastics began in 1990, accounting for roughly 3%, and

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rate grew slightly between 1990 and 2010, it remained under 10%.