The line graph illustrates the recycling rates of regional households in the UK, France, and Germany between 2005 and 2015.
Overall, it is obviously clear that the recycling rates of France decreased while the recycling rates of the UK and Germany grew rapidly over the period. At the beginning of the period, the rates of France were the highest, and the recycling rates of Germany were the lowest. However, at the end of the period, the proportion of the UK was the highest, and the
The figure of France fell slightly over the period from 2005 to 2013. The percentage of France was 50 percent in 2005, and it reduced to 30 percent in 2013. From 2013 to 2015, the portion of France increased slightly to 40 percent. The level of recycling in the UK slowly rose and reached 40 percent from 35 percent between 2005 and 2007. Afterwards, during the period 2007 to 2009, the level of recycling leveled out in the UK. Following this, the rate of recycling in the UK increased significantly, and in 2015, the rate in the UK was 60 percent.
On the other hand, the percentage of Germany was 20 percent in 2005. But, from 2005 to 2015, the recycling portion of Germany sharply jumped without remaining constant. Also, it hit its highest level in Germany in 2015
