The pie chart compares data about various types of waste disposed in a nation between 1960 and 2011
Overall the most notable change in the surveyed chart was the significant decrease in the proportion of textile waste, while plastic waste witnessed the highest change in percentage. Moreover, the proportion of paper waste hit the peak of the chart in 1960.
After 51 years, the proportion of plastic waste increased significantly by 10%, only 8% at the beginning. However, the former was still behind food waste in 2011, it witnessed a dramatic boost from 12% to 21%. Although the rate of wood waste ranked the lowest in 1960, it doubled its rate to 8% in 2011.
Switching to the remaining data, two rates that remained unchanging after 51 years were glass and green waste with 5% and 9%, respectively. The percentage of other waste underwent an enormous surge to one-third of its original with 4% in the end. Although the proportion of paper waste peaked in 1960 at 25%, it declined sharply to 15% in 2011. Ultimately, the rate of textile waste ranked second in 1960 before being reduced considerably to 11%, making a 6% gap.