The following line graph details in percentage the recycling rate of four different materials including
paper and carbon, glass container, aluminum cans and plastics for a specific country from the year 1982
until 2010.
Overall, it can be seen there is dramatic change in aluminum recycling, whereas other categories
demonstrate little change. Regarding paper and cardboard and glass container, both shows some
fluctuation at the start then one decline and another incline at a steady rate respectively. There is little
change in the line for plastic.
Approximately 50% of glass container were recycled in 1982 before it fall to 40% in 1990, while at the
same time paper and cardboard showed up and down trend at the same time lapse between 60 and 70
%. Recycling rate of glass container ending just behind that of the paper and cardboard at 60% in the
end of the period, illustrated an upraise trend from 1994, on the other hand the latter one present a
down trend at the same rate till 2010.
Starting in the year of 1986, reproduction of aluminum rate rose from 5% tangentially till 2002, before
making an another slope line up to the end of the period. The reusing of plastic, made an appearance
right in the year 1990 with 3 to 4%, which to an end at 10 % mark in 2010.