The bar chart illustrates the average amount of waste disposed using three different methods of waste in a European country between 2005 to 2008. Overall, it is clear that, the amount of waste disposed by landfill and dumping at sea decreased over the period, while burning increased in usage.
To begin with, landfill started highest at approximately 18 million tonnes in 2005, then decreased sharply to around 12 million tonnes in 2006, and continued to fall to 600 at the end of the period. The dumping at sea maintained a relatively stable or slightly decreasing trend, with figures fluctuating less dramatically than landfill or burning.
The burning started at the lowest point at the beginning of the period but then experienced a general upward trend, and then maintained relatively stable from 2006 to 2007. At the end of the year becoming the most used method.
