The pie chart illustrates how much of eight different types of waste were dumped in a country examined from 1960 to 2011.
Overall, there was an increase in the percentage of four kinds of waste, namely metal, glass, plastic, wood, and food. However, a decline was seen in the proportion of paper and textiles elimination. Furthermore, green waste and glass disposal remained unchanged over the period.
In 1960, the percentage of food removal started at 12%, after which it saw a dramatic increase to 21% fifty-one years later. Additionally, Plastic elimination was exactly 8% at the beginning, with a subsequent growth by 10% at the end of the record. Similarly, but to lesser extents, were experienced in the proportion of metal and wood, which rose from 8% and 4% in 1960 to 9% and 8% in 2011 respectively.
About 17% of textilies were dumped initially, it then witnessed a dramatic decrease to 11% in 2011. Correspondingly, but to a greater extent, the figure of paper was declined from 25% to 15% in the last record. Conversely, there was a stability at 5% and 9% in the figure for glass and green waste throughout the period.