The line graph illustrates the proportion of recovered household materials in three countries, such as the UK, France, and Germany, over the 10 years between 2005 and 2015.
Overall, the UK and Germany experienced similarly an upward trend, meanwhile, the household recycling rate in France had gone to the opposite direction over the whole period.
Looking at the details, in terms of Germany and the UK, the percentages of figures stood at 20% and just over 30%, respectively. The rate of the UK saw a slight increase, merely reaching 40%, over the 4 years, whereas the trend of the Germany increased considerably by approximately 13% until 2009. The following years, the changes of these two countries boomed to their highest levels, which are near to the 60%.
If we look at the household modifying trend of Germany, despite having the greatest number of percentages at the beginning, the figure deteriorated minimally by merely 5% in 2007. Having the rate, which is just under 50%, the figure experienced tremendous decline, losing almost 20%, over the next 6 years. In 2013, it saw a moderate surge, gaining nearly 10%, by the end of the given period.