The diagram below shows the process for recycling plastic bottles. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The diagram detailed above delineates how plastic bottles are recycled. Looking from an
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perspective, it is readily apparent that
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circular process is comprised of 3 main stages including initial collection and sorting, followed by processing and cleaning, and
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reconstitution into a novel material for
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usage. Recycling commences when an individual places their rubbish in a designated recycling bin, prior to being loaded into specialized garbage trucks. After transportation to the recycling
center
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, the plastic bottles are sorted by hand, compressed tightly to form blocks and
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crushed into small pieces and washed. The next stages involve transformation into a reusable material. The pieces of plastic are first poured into a machine that turns them into pellets. These pellets are
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heated in order to create a raw material that can be used in the manufacture of products ranging from clothes and bottles to containers and pencils. These items are themselves recyclable and the process begins again.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the third paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Recycling process
  • Disposal
  • Collection
  • Sorting
  • Cleaning
  • Contaminants
  • Recycling center
  • Plastic flakes
  • Melting
  • Re-shaping
  • Raw materials
  • Transformation
  • Repurposing
  • End products
  • Variety
  • Sustainability
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