The diagram below gives information about the recycling of glass and plastic containers. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

This

diagram illustrates the recycling

process

of

glass

and plastics.

Overall

,

it is clear that

there are two types of processes and they are operated in seven main stages respectively, beginning with gathering

glass

and plastic waste and ending with reforming new items.

Initially

, waste

glass

and plastics are gathered and brought by truck to a recycling

center

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within 5 to 10 days. At the

centers

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,

glass

is categorized by its

color

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,

while

plastic is sorted by its shapes and conditions.

Glass

is

subsequently

crushed, washed and melted,

whereas

plastics are combined and shaped into rectangles before the crushing

process

begins. Following melting,

glass

is reformed using a single machine,

whereas

in the plastic

process

, there are two machines to melt and reshape respectively. The reformed materials become new products which can be used in our daily lives. After 3 to 8 weeks,

this

process

starts again and it is operated repeatedly.