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.

The diagram illustrates the

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of recycling

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bottles. The primary aim of

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process

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is to convert

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waste into commercial products,

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as containers. The

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begins with the collection of

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waste from the general public, which is

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transported by trucks to a recycling facility. Once at the facility, the

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is sorted into different categories. After sorting, the

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is compressed into blocks, which are

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fed into a crusher. The crushing

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breaks the blocks down into small pieces, which are thoroughly washed to remove impurities.

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the washed

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pieces are melted and transformed into small pellets. These pellets are heated to create raw material.

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, the raw material is used to manufacture various everyday products,

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as containers and other

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items.