The diagram demonstrates in the plastic bottle recycling process.
process consists of nine main phases, commencing with the disposal of plastic bottles and culminating with the production of .
discard used plastic bottles in designated . These bottles are subsequently collected by trucks and transported to a recycling center. At the center, the bottles undergo a sorting process to separate recyclable bottles from non-recyclable ones, which are removed from the line. Once sorted, the selected bottles are compressed into dense blocks to facilitate easier handling and processing. In the next step, these compressed blocks are broken down into smaller pieces. During the fifth stage, the crushed plastic pieces are thoroughly washed with water to remove any impurities and prepare them for further recycling steps.
the plastic pieces are fed into a machine that transforms them into pellets. These pellets are then heated to produce raw materials, which are subsequently stored and utilized to manufacture various products, such as plastic containers, . This recycling process is repeated each time bottles are used and discarded.
