You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The diagram shows the process for recycling plastic bottles. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words

The diagram illustrates the process of recycling

plastic

bottles

into end products.

Overall

, the process highlights an efficient system for transforming waste

plastic

bottles

into reusable material. It involves nine main steps, beginning with the collection of used

bottles

and ending with the production of new items.

Initially

,

plastic

bottles

are discarded in designated recycling bins (

Step

1). These bins are

then

emptied by garbage trucks, which transport the

bottles

to a recycling centre (

Step

2). At the recycling centre, the

bottles

are sorted based on their type and quality (

Step

3). After sorting, the

bottles

are compressed into large blocks to facilitate handling (

Step

4). These blocks are

then

crushed into smaller pieces (

Step

5) and washed to remove any contaminants (

Step

6). The clean

plastic

pieces are

then

heated and melted to form

plastic

pellets (

Step

7). These pellets serve as raw material (

Step

8), which is

subsequently

moulded and processed into new products

such

as

bottles

, clothing, and other

plastic

items (

Step

9), returning back to the beginning.