Band 4+: Task 1 – Take a look at the chart below and perform the task as outlined: This graph shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, making comparisons where relevant.

Having the information about the percentage of recycled materials, that is, paper and cardboard, glass containers, aluminum cans and plastics in a nation from year 1982 to 2010 is manifested by line graph.

Overall, it is striking that the paper and cardboard recycled in the maximum amount and plastics on the least in the given time period.

By preliminary analysis of the line graph, it is conspicuous that paper and cardboard materials had recycled in the highest quantity in 1982, accounted for almost 65% and inclined in next four years. After 1990, it follows the upward trend, then there was a sudden decline in the ratio of recycling. Next, glass containers was recycled a half in initial year and then it decreased till 1990. However after 1990, there was a significant increase in the percentile and hit 60% in 2010.

Probing ahead, the percentage of recycling the aluminum cans was approximately 5% in former year and there was a gradual rose in the percentage for the rest of the time period. In the last, a steady uplift noticed in the proportion of plastics recycle, which was near to 4% and 9% from year 1990 to 2010 respectively.