the given diagram illiusrates the complex process about how glass and plastic containers are recycled.
overall, it is evident that the process including numerous stages, which commences with collecting used glasses and platic containers and ends with new products are recycled from the old ones.
Looking first at how glasses are recycled. Initially, the used glasses are collected and transported to the recycling centre in 5-10 days. Then, they were sorted according to the colour, after which is crushed into small pieces. Moving forward, these small pieces will be brought to the washing step before it is melt into a liquid form. In the next stage, the liquid glass will be reshaped in order to create the new products according to the customer’s demands.
Shifting focus to the process of plastic containers. In the first stage, it takes the collectors from 5 to 10 days to transport from the collection land to the recycling centre. Next, it is sorted according to their thickness and quality before it is piled up in a building shape.Then, the plastic containers were shredded into small pieces in order to make the washing stage easier. After that, it can be melt and reshaped to form the final products at the end of the process