The picture highlights the process of recycling glass bottles, from collection to the production of new glass containers.
Overall, it is clear that the process consist of 7 stages, beginning with the collection of glass containers and ending with production of new ones. The main stages include transportation, cleaning, melting, shaping and delivery.
The process begins when used glass bottles are deposited into the recycling bin before collected by truck. In the next stage, the collected glass is transported to a industry, where the glass bottles are filtered out from contaminants. Following this, the cleaned glass bottles are crushed into small pieces and purified through optoelectronic system. After being cleaned, the glass pieces known as cullet are melted in a furnace.
Subsequently, the molten glass are shaped into new glass containers and delivered to supermarkets and shops for utilize. After being used by costumers, they can be collected again, allowing the recycling cycle continue.
