The diagram illustrates how plastic bottles are recycled.
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Write the Overview.
Overall, the process of recycling plastic bottles is a complicated one, with used bottles as the raw input material and plastic goods as the resulting product.
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Describe Step 1-2-3
In the first stage, used plastic bottles and containers are collected and transported to factories where they are sorted into two types - recyclable.
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Describe Step 4
Recyclable bottles are pressed into cubeshaped blocks, allowing them to better fit a crushing machine.
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Describe Step 5
In this machine, the blocks are shredded into small pieces of plastic scraps
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Describe Step 5.1
Plastic pieces are submersed in a solution to eliminate bacteria and impurities before being turned into pellets by a pelletizer.
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Describe Step 6-7
Plastic pellets are then heated to form raw material, which is turned into plastic fiber by specialized equipment.
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Describe Step 8-9
The plastic fibers are then weaved into sheets and rolled to be used in the manufacture of other products, such as clothing.