The process making glass containers

Introduction

The diagram describes the way in which the glass container, such as bottles, are manufactured and recycled.

Overview

Overall, this diagram show two procedures which are producing and recycling. The producing process consist of 3 steps, beginning with the mixing materials and ending up with the glass container. The recycling procedures consist of 5 steps, beginning with the collection of used glass bottle and ending up with the moulding into new products.

Feature 1

The production of glass container begin with mixing sand, soda ash, limestone, and other chemicals. 

Next, the mixture of materials is heated in a glass furnace at approximately 1500oC. 

After that, melted material is blown to produce different shape of glass container

Feature 2

Meanwhile, process of recycling the glass container begin with the collection of the used glass containers.

Collected used glass containers are separated according to their color.

After sorting based of the color, they are washed to remove impurities.

Subsequently, the glass containers are crushed and melted.

Finally, the liquid glass is molten into mould to produce the new glasses containers.