2.2. Common Graphs and Data Plots http://www.ck12.org
- The recycling rate declined by approximately 20% from 1995 to 2001.
- One contributing cause has been the dramatic growth of immediate use personal size containers like
bottled water that are typically consumed away from home and are not as likely to end up in curbside
recycling programs. - The decline was the greatest during 1995 and 1996.
References
National Geographic, January 2008. Volume 213 No.1
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