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Key stages in reclaiming and recycling

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Taken from the brochure Designing Recyclable Plastic Bottles, which gives a step-by-step explanation of the process.

KEY STAGES IN RECLAIMING AND RECYCLING
The difference in polymers conversion temperatures is one of the reasons why the bottles have to be sorted beforehand.
The different resins are sorted by density during the flotation stage (PET sinks and hdPE floats.)