The diagram above illustrates the regional household recycling rates in the

UK, France and Germany over a fifteen-year period, between 2005 and 2015.
Overall, this chart has witnessed an upward trend with the exception of recycling
rates in France. Coupled with this is that the drastic changes bearing to UK from
2009 to 2011.
First of all, in 2005 the recycling rates of the UK and Germany were roughly
35% and 20% respectively. Germany's rate increased moderately throughout the
period, exceeding France's rate in 2009 and peaking almost 60% in the end of the
period. Besides, the percentage of recycled waste in the UK grew to 40% in 2007,
and then remained stable until 2009. During a two-year period between 2009 and
2011, it experienced a rapid surge to more than 50% and continued with a gradual
increase to 60% in 2015.
Secondly, in early 2005 the recycling rate of France was the highest among
the mentioned counterparts. However, it dramatically plunged to 30% in 2013.
After that, there was a slightly growth of 10% in 2015, but France's recycling rate
was the lowest in the end of the period.