The bar chart illustrates the distribution of different methods of disposing of waste in four European nations.
As shown, Netherlands is the country relying on recycling the most among the four nations. Specifically, approximately 68% of the waste is treated using this approach, followed by the method of using chemicals, which accounts for around 15%. By contrast, the figures for waste being burnt or landfilled show similar levels of about 10% and 9%, respectively. A comparative pattern is observed in the UK, where landfilling is the primary means of treatment with a proportion relatively the same as recycling’s in Netherlands (79%). In contrast, the figure for chemical treatment stands at around 18%, around 5% more than that for recycling. Burning is the least favored way of treatment in this country, with a percentage of only about 4%.
On the other hand, similar patterns are shown in the proportions of Italy and Spain. Landfilling is the most preferred approach in both countries with a same proportion of 40%. Likewise, burning is the second favoured one, with percentages of approximately 22% and 30%, respectively. In Italy, the figure for recycling is about 20%, slightly higher than that for chemical treatment (around 19%). However, treatment of waster through recycling experiences the lowest figure (around 12%), whereas chemical disposal displays a nearly doubled percentage of roughly 19%.
Overall, chemical treatment is the most popular waster disposal option in Netherlands, while landfilling is most favored by British people. Compared to the above-mentioned countries, Italy and Spain show more evenly distributed patterns in waste treatment.