The line graph below shows the household recycling rates in three different countries between 2005 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the regional household recycling rates in the

UK

,

France

and

Germany

from 2005 to 2015.

Overall

, the recycling rates in the

UK

and

Germany

showed a steady but significant rise over the

period

,

while

the percentage of recycled waste in

France

experienced a downward trend. In 2005 the recycling rates in the

UK

and

Germany

were nearly 35% and 20% respectively.

Germany

's

rate

increased sharply throughout the

period

, exceeding

the

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France

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rate

in 2009 and reaching almost 60%

at the end

of the

period

. In the meantime, the percentage of recycled waste in the

UK

grew to 40% in 2007

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and

then

remained steady until 2009. During 2009-2011 it experienced a rapid surge to more than 50% and continued with a gradual increase to 60% in 2015. In early 2005 the recycling

rate

of

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France

(50%) was the highest among these three countries.

However

, it dramatically declined to 30% in 2013.

Then

, there was a growth of 10% in 2015, but

France

's recycling

rate

was the lowest

at the end

of the

period

.