The diagram illustrates numerous stages in the recycling of waste glass bottles.
There are three key stages shown in the diagram, beginning with the collection of the used glass bottles and ending with the delivery of products in new bottles to retail outlets, such as supermarkets.
In the first stage, waste bottles are deposited at collection points, where they are loaded onto trucks for delivery to a glass recycling facility.
The second stage begins with the process of cleaning the bottles with high-pressure water, and they are then separated into a clear, green and brown glass. This is then broken into pieces in the glass factory and passed through a furnace, where they are burned at a temperature of 600 to 800 degrees Celsius. This recycled glass is transformed into liquid form, and it is joined with new liquid glass, ready for moulding into a bottle shape.
In the final stage, the new bottles are used for different products, ready for sale in supermarkets or shops.
The diagram illustrates numerous
stages
in the recycling of waste
glass
bottles.
There are three key
stages
shown in the diagram, beginning with the collection of the
used
glass
bottles
and ending with the delivery of products in new
bottles
to retail outlets, such as supermarkets.
In the
first
stage
, waste
bottles
are deposited
at collection points, where they
are loaded
onto trucks for delivery to a
glass
recycling facility.
The second
stage
begins
with the process of cleaning the
bottles
with high-pressure water, and they are then separated into a
clear
, green and brown
glass
. This is then broken into pieces in the
glass
factory and passed through a furnace, where they
are burned
at a temperature of 600 to 800 degrees Celsius. This recycled
glass
is transformed
into liquid form, and it is
joined
with new liquid
glass
, ready for
moulding
into a
bottle
shape.
In the final
stage
, the new
bottles
are
used
for
different
products, ready for sale in supermarkets or shops.