The diagram below shows the stages in the recycling of aluminium drinks cans. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the key features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram illustrates a step-by-step overview of the process of recycling used

aluminium

cans

. From an

overall

perspective, the process, which is a systematic sequence, consists of 3 main stages, beginning with the initial collection and delivery of

cans

,

then

processing and finishing with new

cans

stored in drinks machines. The first stage commences with

aluminium

and steel

cans

being loaded into a designated recycling bin before they are segregated and sorted into two boxes.

Then

, the

aluminium

cans

are delivered by trucks to recycling centers where they are compressed tightly to form a metal block. Once in the recycling plant, the compacted block is heated and melted into liquid

aluminium

.

This

fluid is

then

reconstituted into new

aluminium

bars which are

then

made into rolls and

finally

new

cans

.

Subsequently

, the

cans

are transported to vending machines and ready to be sold to consumers. When an individual places their

cans

from those drink machines into a recycling bin, the process starts again.