The bar chart illustrates the disposal of waste in three different ways in an European country over a three-year period (2005 to 2008).
Overall, landfill was used the most to eliminate waste between 2005 and 2007, but waste burning became the most popular method in 2008. Landfill and dumping in sea methods saw a considerable decrease in waste output during the period shown.
In 2005, the amount of waste disposed of by landfill method was 70 million tonnes, whereas the figure for that by sea dumping was slightly lower, approximately 55 million tonnes. The usage in landfill and sea disposal methods by that European country fell minimally by 10 and 5 million tonnes respectively in the next year, 2006. The waste disposal by two methods decreased continuously, but there was a similar amount for the rest of the period, 50 million tonnes in 2007 and 40 million tonnes in 2008.
In terms of the burning method, the amount of waste disposed saw a significant fluctuation. In 2005, the figure started at around 65 million tonnes. Over the following two years, there was a considerable decline by 25 million tonnes. However, the waste output by burning method, which became the most popular way, saw a significant climb and reached a peak of 65 million tonnes in 2008.