The bar chart illustrates three different ways the waste was disposed of in a particular European country between 2005 and 2008. Overall, the amount of waste disposed by landfill witnessed an overall decrease, while that of waste disposed by dumping in sea increased constantly, surpassing the amount of waste disposed with the landfill disposing method at the end of the graph. Notably, burning was the most uncommon way to dispose of the waste.
Turning to the details, the most popular method for waste disposal was landfill in 2005, showing 2000 million tons. The amount then declined gradually by 400 tons each year, to 1200 at the end of the period surveyed. Conversely, the amount of waste disposed by dumping in sea went up moderately from 1200 to just above 1600 between 2005 and 2008.
Another method for waste disposal, burning was the least famous one among all throughout the whole period. The amount of burned waste was 900 in 2005, before climbing around 1200 in a year. The index then went down again to just below 900 in 2008.