The bar chart compares the amount of waste disposed by different methods – landfill, burning and dumping in the sea – in a European country over the period of three years starting from 2005, measured in million tonnes.
Overall, the figure for landfill and dumping in the sea recorded noticeable downward trends, albeit at varying levels, while the reverse was true for burning, which fluctuated during the whole period. Notably, although landfill stood at the highest level at the beginning, the dominance was overtaken by burning at the end.
Regarding landfill and dumping in the sea, the figure for the former decreased consistently by the end, accounting for 40 million tonnes in 2008 from considerable 70 million tonnes initially in 2005. Dumping in the sea, meanwhile, stood at about 55 million tonnes in 2005, followed by a drop of 5 million tonnes in 2006, which remained unchanged at 50 million tonnes by 2007 before falling sharply to 40 million tonnes at the end.
By contrast, the figure for burning exhibited a different pattern. Having fallen substantially to 40 million tonnes in 2007 from roughly 65 million tonnes, it then grew its initial unit, ranking the first with around 65 million tonnes in 2008.
