The illustration demonstrates the stages involved in the life cycle of glass and plastic, with recycling, tracing the process from collection and transportation to producing new product stages.
Overall, the procedure follows a cyclic, multi-stage sequence that begins with glass and plastic being collected and transferred, and ends with the new product being made. During these stages, glass and plastic are sorted, crushed and bundled, washed, melted, and reshaped.
In the initial stages, the glass and plastic are collected in a recycling bin. After 5-10 days they are transferred to recycling centre. While the plastic is sorted by thickness and quality and bundled before shredding stage, the glass is sorted by color and crushed. Once these stages have been completed, both of them are moved on to the washing stage.
In the remaining stages, the glass and plastic are melted and reshaped. These two stages are done by the same machine for plastic, whereas they are done by separate machines for glass. Finally, new products are made from recycled plastic and glass, and they are brought again to collection stage after 3-8 weeks.