The provided bar chart illustrates data on waste disposal in a European country from 2005 to 2008, with amounts given in million tonnes.
In 2005, the amount of waste sent to landfill was 2000 million tonnes. However, from 2006 to 2008, this figure showed a slight but consistent decrease, reaching approximately 1600 million tonnes in 2006 and 1200 million tonnes in 2007 and 2008. In contrast, incineration was the least used method, with the amount of waste burned remaining constant at around 1200 million tonnes throughout the period.
Dumping waste at sea was another common method, but its use varied slightly from year to year. Notably, this method saw an increase over the period: it rose from 1200 million tonnes in 2005 to 1650 million tonnes in 2008, which was an unexpected trend.
Overall, it is clear that landfill disposal decreased, while the amount of waste dumped at sea increased.
