2022-10-13 08:27:43
The process diagram illustrates how plastic bottles are
recycled and then
converted into sellable products.
Overall, there are nine distinct stages in the process,
beginning with the disposal of the plastic bottles by the consumers and
culminating in the manufacture of the new products. As demonstrated in these schemes, the recycling procedure is not fully automated as the initial stages still require human involvement.
The first step in the recycling process is that an individual places their rubbish in a designated recycling bin,
prior to the collection of post-consumer bottles by garbage trucks. After plastics are collected and transported to a recycling facility, the next step is sorting. There are several different types of plastic, which need to be separated from each other by recyclers and compressed into blocks. The plastic is then fed into shredders, which break it down into much smaller pieces, which are subsequently cleaned to remove some of the impurities. Finally, they are cut into small pellets, which are then heated in order to create a raw material. This material can be used in the manufacture of products ranging from new bottles and containers to clothes and pencils.
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