The graph below shows the proportions of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country The line graph illustrates the recycling of paper and cardboard, glass containers, aluminum cans and plastics in a certain country in 28 years examined It can be seen from the chart that the overall trend was upward, as the rate for three of the four materials increased during the period In contrast, the recycling for paper and cardboard experienced a slight decrease, however it still was the highest percentage on the chart The figure for aluminum cans and plastics appeared after several years The paper and cardboard began with the highest recycling figure of 65% in 1982 It underwent a significant rise despite fluctuation, reaching 80% in 1994 before dropping smally to finish the period with the figure of 70% after 16 years While the glass containers started in 2th place with only 50%, but dropped slightly hitting 40% in 1990 and then saw a recovery in 1994 Its recycling then grew remarkable during 1990 and 2010 with the reuse overall of 60% Moving on to Aluminum cans, there was a quick dramatic upturn of 41% in 24 years, starting in 1986 with 4% and ending at around 45% in 2010 Similarly, the proportion of plastics that were reprocessed stood at 3% in 1990 before climbing minimally slowly to 9% in 2010, which was the lowest percentage in the chart