The pie chart illustrates the different categories of waste disposal in one nation from 1960 to 2011.
Overall, while the proportion of plastic, food, and wood being disposed of experienced an upward trend, the opposite was true for textiles and paper. Additionally, green waste, metal, and glass waste remained stable.
To begin with, in 1960, paper waste accounted for about 25%, which was the highest figure, while the lowest was 4% for wood and 5% for glass. Following were textiles, which comprised 17% of the nation’s waste disposal. Moreover, the percentage of food waste was about 12%. Additionally, there was a similarity between green waste, plastic, and metal, with about 9%.
In 2011, the highest figure was for food, and the lowest was for glass. Furthermore, green waste and metal remained unchanged at 9%. While textiles waste decreased to 11% and paper waste to 15%, plastic waste rose to 18%, and wood increased to 8%.
