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Illustration of a graph with percentages of recycling rates

Illustration of a graph with percentages of recycling rates 7joY

The graph describes the percentages of recycling rates of paper and cardboard, glass containers, aluminium cans and plastics from 1982 to 2010. Initially, paper and cardboard were at 65% recycling rate in 1982. Then the rate rose to 70% in 1986 and continued the trend to reach 80% in 1990. Finally, it dropped linearly over the years and settled at 70% in 2010. The recycling rate of glass followed a downward trend starting from 50% in 1982 to 40% in 1990 and, it slowly increased passing the years and reached 60% in 2010. Even though, the aluminium recycling started late in 1986 with around 5% rate, it managed to have an increasing trend in the rates and stood at around 45% in 2010. Plastics recycling was started even more later in 1990 but it raised minimally for ten years and was just nearer to 10% in 2010. The graph was easy to understand and, after all peaks and crests the paper and cardboard managed to have a highest recycling rate over the remaining materials.

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