The diagram details the process of recycling used glass bottles.
Overall, the circular process involves three main stages, beginning with initial collection and transportation of the bottles to a treatment plant, followed by cleaning and processing, and finally remoulding them into new glass products for reuse.
The whole process commences when used glass bottles are thrown into recycling bins and then delivered to a treatment plant by specialized garbage trucks. At the treatment plant, the bottles are sorted before being sent to a washing and sterilising machine. After being cleaned, the bottles are loaded into a crushing and melting machine, where they are broken down into smaller pieces and heated until they melt.
Once melted, the liquid glass is poured into moulds to form new bottles. These newly formed glass products are then packaged and transported to supermarkets, where they are ready for reuse or resale.