The bar chart below shows the percentage of household waste recycled… · Band 6

The bar chart shows information about the percentage of household waste recycled in five different cities, Oslo, Berlin, Tokyo, Sydney and Cairo, in two years, 2010 and 2020. Overall, it can be seen that all cities increased their recycling rates from 2010 to 2020. Berlin had the highest percentage in both years, while Cairo had the lowest percentage. In 2010, Berlin was the highest city with about 45% of waste recycled. Oslo was second with around 38%, followed by Sydney with 35% and Tokyo with 30%. Cairo was the lowest with only around 8%. In 2020, all numbers went up. Berlin was still first and reached about 66%. Oslo increased a lot to 60%. Sydney also went up to around 52%, and Tokyo increased to almost 48%. Cairo was also increased to around 18%, but it remained the lowest city in the chart.