The bar chart highlights information about the percentage of household waste which were recycled over a ten-year period,from 1992 to 2002.
Overall, what stands out from the chart is that glass was the biggest waste recycle throughout the period shown ; whereas, the minimal described in plastic. Another noticeable point is that there was a minor fluctuation in recycling of cans over the whole period.
To begin with, in the initial year, cans accounted for the highest proportion of recycled waste compared to the other three categories, at nearly 20% ; however,after a slight decline in the following five years,the recycling rate of cans experienced a significant surge,reaching closely 30% in the final year. Furthermore,Plastic had the lowest recycling rate in the starting year,at 10% and a marginal increase by 3%, then stabilised at the level in 2002.
On the other hand, initially, about 15% of glass waste was recycled. However, the recycling rate continued to grow considerably, reaching the peaked point at roughly 50%. Similarly, the recycling rate of paper continuously upward trends, from approximately 15% in 1992 to below 40% in 2002.