The line graph illustrates how many tonnes of waste were produced by three companies from 2000 to 2015.
Overall, there was a downward trend in the amount of waste produced by companies A and B, while company C witnessed an increase throughout the given period.
In 2000, waste produced by company A was the highest amount, which stood at 12 metric tonnes, whereas
Company B was the second-highest producer of waste, with about 8 tonnes. In contrast, the figure for waste produced by company C was the least amount, which was approximately 5 tonnes. From 2005 to 2010, there was a slight reduction in the amount of waste produced by companies A and B to 9 tonnes and 7 tonnes, respectively, while company C experienced a rise of 2 tonnes in the quantity of waste produced.
2010 to 2015 saw a sharp decrease in the amount of waste produced by Company B to 3 tonnes. Furthermore, there was a slow decline in the total amount of waste made by Company A. Conversely, company C saw a remarkable surge in the amount of waste generated, which peaked at about 10 tonnes.
