The line graph provides key information about the recycling rates for four different materials over time , during the period from 1982 to 2010.
Overall
, the figures followed different trends over the period shown, Linking Words
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most categories experienced an upward trend, others fluctuated throughout the period . It is Linking Words
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evident that there were considerable differences in the figures among the categories.
Looking first at paper and cardboard , the figure stood at around 65 in 1982 and fluctuated before rising to a peak of 80% in 1994. It Linking Words
then
dropped gradually to 70% in 2010.
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By contrast
, the figure for glass containers started at 50 in 1982, Linking Words
then
fluctuated before increasing moderately to 60 by 2010.
Meanwhile, aluminium cans began at nearly 3 in 1986 and grew dramatically to almost 43 in 2010.
Regarding plastics, it commenced at approximately 1 in 1990 and Linking Words
then
climbed steadily to 8 in 2010.Linking Words