The diagram below shows how glass is recycled. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The cyclical diagram represents the recycling process of glass to illustrate how glass can be re-used multiple times.

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, there are five steps to making new glass products from recycled ones. Each step signifies an important aspect of the mechanism of recycling and is illustrated by colourful diagrams and keywords to explain the action. The first half of the process demonstrates the destruction of the old bottle

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the second half shows the production of the new bottles. Used bottles from recycling bins are collected and transported to the treatment plant.

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is followed by cleaning and boiling to kill off the bacteria, the old bottles are

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crushed and melted in high heat.

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new mirror products are produced in the moulding machine and

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, they are transported to the supermarket to be sold again to consumers. The mechanism will repeat when the new user recycles the mirror item brought from the store.