The depicted charts provide data about several kinds of waste thrown away in a particular country between 1960 and 2011.
Overall, it is clear that at the beginning of the given period, the most common litter was paper, and at the end, it was food that was disposed of most.
To begin with, in 1960, paper made up a quarter of total waste products, while textiles were almost as used as paper. However, by 2011, both witnessed a gradual fall, the former was 15% and the latter was 11%. Moreover, before making up the highest proportion of the total misuse in 2011, 12% of food goods were disposed of.
When it comes to the other remaining categories, in 1960, the percentage of wood was not nearly as high as it rose until 2011, at 4% and 8%. In addition, the most dramatic increase was undergone by the figure for plastic, which was 8% and went up by 10% after 51 years. Additionally, other waste disposal saw a decrease of 8% and leveled at 4%. Interestingly, the proportion of 3 types of rubbish remained approximately unchanged until the end of the period, green waste, metal, and glass, which were, 5% and 9%.