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1. The diagram below shows the recycling process of plastics.
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Sample answer
The given diagram illustrates the process of plastic recycling,
Overall, there are essentially six stages in the plastic recycling process, beginning with the
buying, using and discarding of new plastic products and ending with newly recycled
products entering the market again,
In the first stage, new products displayed in shops are purchased, used and thrown away
Plastic bags, along with other garbage, are sent and buried in landfill sites, Plastic bottles and
containers however, are collected for recycling. After being gathered, the plastic bottles are
then taken to sorting houses where they are divided into different categories.
Once the plastic has been sorted, it is then loaded onto trucks and transported to factories
where it is processed and made into new plastic products, These new, recycled plasticproducts are then finally distributed back to retail shops where they are sold, reused and
discarded once again, thereby continuing the process.
By ZIM2. The diagram below shows the process of recycling glass bottles.
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The diagram illustrates how glass bottles are recycled
Overall, it is clear that there are three separate stages involved in the recycling process,
starting with the collection of wasted bottles and ending with new products entering the
market to be purchased
In the initial stage, all glass bottles are stored in collection points from where they are picked
up and delivered by trucks to a cleaning plant. Here, the bottles are washed with high pressure
water, and then sorted according to color (clear, green or brown) and prepared for the
following stages.
The clean and sorted bottles are then transferred to a recycling plant, where they are melted
in a special glass furnace to turn the glass into liquid form. The recycled liquid glass, along
with new liquid glass, is then molded to form new glass bottles. Finally, the new bottles are
ready to be used and sent to supermarkets where they will be purchased and used by
customers, thereby completing the process
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The given diagram indicates information about how used glass bottles are recycled.
In general, it can be seen that there are three stages in this process, commencing with the
collection of used bottles, and culminating with newly recycled bottles used for storing
drinks to be sold in supermarkets.
At the first stage of the process, glass bottles are used by customers and gathered at a
collection point before being delivered to a cleaning plant by a truck The second stage begins
when the bottles are washed with high-pressure water, and subsequently sorted based on
their colour (green, brown and clear). After that, the bottles are broken down into pieces in a
glass factory and metted in a furnace to form a liquid. The recycled liquid glass is then mixed
with new liquid glass and poured into a mould to form new glass bottles.
During the final stage of the process, the recycled bottles are filled and packaged, and then
transported to supermarkets to be sold.
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