The article “Cities Trying to Rejuvenate Recycling Efforts” (USA Today, October 27, 2006) states that the amount of waste collected for recycling has grown slowly in recent years. This statement was supported by the data in the accompanying table. Use these data to construct a time-series plot. Explain how the plot is or is not consistent with the given statement.

Year Recycled Waste

(in millions of tons)

1990 29.7 1991 32.9 1992 36.0 1993 37.9 1994 43.5 1995 46.1 1996 46.4 1997 47.3 1998 48.0 1999 50.1 2000 52.7 2001 52.8 2002 53.7 2003 55.8 2004 57.2 2005 58.4