The bar chart illustrates the proportion of recycling in glass, paper, cans and plastic in a city between 1992 and 2002.
Overall, there was an increase in the share of four different kinds of waste material, with the recycled glass witnessing the most dramatic rise over the period shown.
The percentage of recycled glass started at 15% in 1992, after which it experienced a significant growth about 28% in 1997, before ending the period at 50% in 2002. Similar changes, but to lesser extent were seen in the figure for paper which grew from about 13% in 1992 to almost 20%, and reach a peak of 40% in 2002.
Approximately 10% of recycled cans in 1992, with a subsequent increase from about 18% in 1997 to 20% in 2002. The figure for plastic was at 10% in 1992, followed by remain unchanged over two separate year at about 12%.
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of recycling in glass, paper, cans and plastic in a city between 1992 and 2002.
Overall
, there was an increase in the share of four
different
kinds of waste material, with the recycled glass witnessing the most dramatic rise over the period shown.
The percentage of recycled glass
started
at 15% in 1992, after which it experienced a significant growth about 28% in 1997,
before
ending the period at 50% in 2002. Similar
changes
,
but
to lesser extent were
seen
in the figure for paper which grew from about 13% in 1992 to almost 20%, and reach a peak of 40% in 2002.
Approximately 10% of recycled cans in 1992, with a subsequent increase from about 18% in 1997 to 20% in 2002. The figure for plastic was at 10% in 1992, followed by remain unchanged over two separate year at about 12%.