The charts illustrate the percentage of waste disposal of different types in a specific nation between 1960 and 2011. It is clear that the proportion of Food, Wood, Plastic and Metal products increased, the reverse was true for Textiles, Paper and Others. Additionally, Paper accounted for the largest proportion of total waste in 1960, meanwhile, the figure for Food surpassed to become the highest waste disposal after 51 years.
In 1960, the rate of expenses on Paper products was highest (exactly one quarter), after 51 years, its figure declined dramatically by 10%, occupying 15%. The proportion of Others and Textiles shared a similiar downward trend at the end of the period. 11% of the total waste discarded was from Textiles types, compared to 4% on Others ( decreased by 6% and 8% respectively).
Turning to the remaining figure, the proportion of waste disposal on Food went up considerably by 9% to 21% and became the highest rate in the chart. While there were sharp increases to 8% and 18% in the percentage of waste disposed of Wood and Plastic, metal’s figure marginally fell by 1% to 9%.