The pie charts illustrate the propotion of various waste types disposed of in one country in 1960 and 2011.
Overall, it is clear that most categories showed an increase, while the opposite was true for textiles and other. In addition, in 1960, paper accounted for the largest share, whereas by 2011 food and platic became the mose popular materials.
In 1960, paper accounted for one quarter of all waste (25%). Food watse and the other category consituted the same portion, at 12%, with green waste at 9%. Smaller propotions comprises plastic and metal (both 8%), glass at 5% and wood at only 4%.
In 2011, the landscape showed considerable variations: food waste surged to 21% and plastic climbed steeply to 18%, emerging as the leading categories. Similarly, wood and metal saw the modest increase, at 8% and 9% respectively. In constrast, textiles dropped sharply from 17% to 11% and other category collapsed by 8%. Notably, glass and green waste together stayed at the same, at 5% and 9% respectively in the years 1960 and 2011.