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IELTS Academic Task 1: Pie Chart — Environment & waste
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The chart below shows the composition of household waste in a typical city. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The data is as follows (share of total household waste by weight). Paper and cardboard made up 26%, food waste 22%, and garden waste 14%. Plastic accounted for 13%, other materials 11%, glass 8% and metal 6%. The figures total 100%. Organic waste (food and garden waste combined) formed the largest group at 36%, slightly more than a third of all household waste.
Examiner focus: Regroup before writing: organic, recyclable dry materials, and the rest — single items alone miss the biggest category.
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