Band 7+: The chart below shows different methods of waste disposal in a European country from 2005 to 2008 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparision where relevant.

The given bar chart indicates three different ways of waste disposal from 2005 to 2008 in an European country.

Overall, there was a significant declined in the number of landfill and dumping at sea over the three-year period from 2005 to 2008.. Besides that, it is evident that the amount of pollutants burned also fluctuated.. The amount of waste burial burned had the same trend in the first three years but turned into the opposite trend at the end of the period.

Firstly, in 2005, landfill waste reached a peak of 70 million tonnes, and then gradually fell to 60 million tonnes in 2006 and ended with 40 million tonnes in 2008. In addition, the amount of waste dumped at sea was 55 million tonnes in the first year, and then slightly declined to 50 million in the following year, remained stable at 50 million in 2006 and steadily dipped in 40 million tonnes in the last year.

Moreover, waste burned was approximately 65 million tonnes in the initial year, marginally decreasing to 60 million in the following year. Subsequently, in 2007, the amount of waste burned plummeted to 40 million. However, by the end of the period, it had increased to the same level as in 2005.