The diagram illustrates the step-by-step process involved in recycling plastic bottles into reusable materials.
The process comprises nine stages, beginning with the collection of used bottles and concluding with the production of new products. It is a cyclical process that emphasizes efficiency and sustainability.
Initially, plastic bottles are collected from designated bins and transported by truck to a recycling plant. There, they undergo sorting, where only recyclable bottles are selected. Next, the selected bottles are compressed into blocks to facilitate handling and processing.
The compressed blocks are then shredded into smaller pieces, which are subsequently washed to remove impurities. The clean pieces are melted into raw material, such as plastic pellets, which are finally transformed into new products like containers or clothing.