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

This

line graph illustrates the proportions of recycled households in three European countries, the

UK

, France, and

Germany

.

Overall

, it can be seen that the process of recycling increased over the time in

UK

and

Germany

,

while

France experienced a reduction over the same time frame. In 2005, half of the waste was recycled in France.

This

number was far higher than

Germany

and the

UK

, at 20% and around 35% respectively.

However

, it gradually decreased to reach a low of one-third in 2013.

Subsequently

, over the

last

two years, waste recycling slightly grew, finishing at 40% which was significantly less than that of 2005. In sharp contrast to

this

, household recycling rates rose in the

UK

and

Germany

, with both steadily increasing over the timeframe. The

UK

started the period at around 35%,

whereas

this

number was 15% less for

Germany

at the same time. Before, levelling off for two years at 40%, the

UK

showed a small growth, but it

then

skyrocketed to more than 50% in 2011, and continued the rest of the period with a slight rise, finishing the final year at 60%, which was the highest among the three countries.

Germany

, similar to the

UK

, had a growth though it was a consistent swelling, ending at 55%.