Band 6+: The graph below shows percentages of types of waste that were recycled in a town between 2000 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The given chart illustrates percentages of waste recycled in 3 catagories: plastic, cans, paper and meatal in a town during 2000 to 2010.

Overall, it is evident that the trend of waste recyled exhibited a steady increase in every types of waste. And compared to others, cans waste and metal waste had a much more signficant increase in recycled rate.

In 2000, each type of waste displayed a similar recycled rate, at around 10% each. However, in the years coming later, the gap of the rate emerged. For paper waste and metal waste, the rate surged steadily and steeply, which had increased approximately 20% and 30% seperately during the 10-year period. In terms of plastic waste, the varifying pattern was quite similar to former two types, though its recycled rate was rather lower, with a peak at around 25%.

Reagarding the situation of cans recycling, the recycled rate had a slight decline between 2000 and 2005, whereas it surged significantly in the later 5-year period and had overnumberd the conterparts of paper waste in 2005.