The graph below shows percentages of types of waste that were recycled in a town between 2000 and 2010.

The bar chart provides information about the proportions of four different types of waste that were recycled in a specific town during the period from 1992 to 2002.

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, these percentages exhibited different shares over the given period; some,

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as glass, recorded the highest figure,

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others, like cans, registered the lowest share.

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, each percentage of waste varied significantly among them. As the chart illustrates, glass started as the largest share, standing at around 15%, and grew gradually to nearly 27%,

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to 50% in the following periods.

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was followed by the paper group, which commenced at roughly 13%, with noticeable growth to almost 21% after five years, before rising rapidly to 40% in 2002.

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, the plastic group began at exactly 10%, after which it increased slightly to roughly 13% in 1997 and stayed stable by the end of the period. The cans waste accounted for around 8% as the lowest figure,

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they climbed steadily to nearly 16% within five years and stood at 20% by 2002.