The chart shows the proportion of materials which is recycled in a specific nation over the course of 28-year , starting in 1982.
Overall , it is evident that the percentage of materials which is recycled increased and recycling rate for selected paper and cardboard is the highest point .
Looking at the chart in more detail , it is clear that paper and cardboard recycling rate stood at about 65% in the first year, then it rose significantly to 80% in 1994 which is the highest point , before decreasing to 70% in the last year . Meanwhile,recycling rate for selected glass containers accounted for 50% in 1982 and it dropped quickly to 40% over eight years . After that, recovering as the first year, then it grew dramatically to 60% in 2010.
Moving to the percentage of alummanium cans which is recycled was around 5% in 1986 and then rose rappidly to 45% over the period . While, this figure for plastics stood at nearly 3% in 1990 and increased slightly to almost 9% in the final year .