The pie chart provides data about different types of waste disposed of in one country between 1960 and 2011. Overall, even though paper and textiles shared a large proportion of waste at the beginning of the period, both of them decreased significantly by the end. However, despite accounting for a low percentage at the outset, plastic showed a dramatic increase, while other types of waste disposal saw no change except for food and wood, which underwent a substantial surge.
In 1960, there were only 4 types of waste disposal higher than 11%, and these included paper, textiles, food, and other. Paper and textiles stood out as having the highest rate, consisting of 25% and 17% respectively. By the end of the period, paper and textiles saw a significant drop, accounting for 15% and 11% respectively. Other types of waste disposal had a similar fate, plummeting from 12% to 4% in 2011. By contrast, the only types of waste which experienced an increase was food. The rate demonstrated an upward trend, rising from 12% to 21% during the same timeframe.
With regard to the rest of types, with relatively lower figures, only plastic and wood experienced a noticeable growth. While wood, starting at 4% in 1960, exhibited a notable rise to 8% in 2011, plastic saw even more profound increase from 8% to 18%. Meanwhile, glass, metal, and green waste remained almost fairly stable over the entire period.