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Rabu, 12 Februari 2014

How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled


The diagram shows how plastic bottles are recycled to become manufacture which is called pellet. There are two main processes to make this pellet. The first process is named as recycling center where the bottles are made to be bales. It has some steps to do that way. The bottles are separated from other types of container like glass and metal. Then they are sorted by their colors. The bottles pressed into bales. The bale contains around 7,000 bottles. The second process is reclaimer. In this process, the bottles which are made to become bales are broken apart by a bale breaker. The next process, plastic is shredded into the flakes. Flakes are washed, rinsed, and dried. The melted flakes are put through extruder. Finally, the pellets are made. The pellets are sold to manufactures to be used to make fibers for carpets and clothing, nonfood container, and other product.

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