Reuse of many substances used in daily life by participating in recycling is important in terms of keeping our natural resources for future generations and protecting the ecological balance of our world. There are many areas where we can recycle. The most well-known and used one among them is the transformation in the field of plastic. Plastics contain substances such as crude oil, coal and gas. When they are thrown into the nature, they cause visual pollution and also harm the living creatures and soil in the environment. In addition, since it takes many years for plastic waste to mix with nature under normal conditions, recycling and importance of plastic waste is quite large.
So what are the plastic wastes that can be included in the recycling?
Many products that we use in the flow of life actually contain plastic. Plastic bottles for drinking water, nylon bags that are frequently used in markets and stores, water demijohns and plastic glasses are just a few of them. In addition, plastic materials are used in the food and beverage industry, in construction and agricultural covers, in the production of garbage or fertilizer bags.
Recycling Stages
We, the consumers, and organizations dealing with this issue have a duty to evaluate plastic waste. There are various steps and types of the conversion process. First of all, when purchasing these items, attention should be paid to the recycling sign on the labels. Users of products containing plastic start the recycling process by throwing these materials into garbage containers suitable for recycling. In addition, plastics can be separated from normal garbage and participate in the recycling process.
The next part concerns conversion factories, not consumers. Plastics collected from garbage cans are separated according to their contents and made ready for recycling. After the separation process, they are broken into small pieces in specially prepared machines. Afterwards, plastic raw materials are added in certain proportions depending on the areas where they will be used in the plastics, which are turned into small pieces in the machines. Another option is to melt small pieces at this stage to form a product consisting entirely of waste materials.