The diagram illustrates the process of recycling of glass and plastic containers.
Overall, the process consists of several stages. It starts with collection and finishes with new product. The time between new product and collection is approximately one or two month.
The first stage is collecting containers and next, they are being transported to recyling centre. Transporting completes between 5 and 10 days. Glass and plastic have different processes after transporting. Sorting glass by the color is the first step of independent process of glass. Next, glasses are crushed and after that they are washed. Moreover, melting and reshaping are the last two steps and they should be done by seperate machines.
Sorting plastic by thickness and quaitly is the next step of plastic recyling after transporting. Bundling, shredding and washing are another part of this process. The last part is melting and reshaping and despite the glass process these two steps can be done by same machine.
