Plastic surrounds modern man everywhere, and this is understandable. Practical, inexpensive and convenient material with excellent technical properties is many times superior to similar products made from natural raw materials. However, plastic is extremely harmful to the environment - it decomposes for a long time and leaves behind complex toxic chemical compounds. That is why the issue of recycling plastic products is acute today, especially for PET bottles. It is they who most often end up in rivers and water bodies, remain in parks and forests.
Instructions
Step 1
It would seem quite simple to get rid of such a bottle - you just need to throw it into the fire. But it should be remembered that in the process of burning plastic, substances that are very harmful to the human body are released, which can affect the immunity and future offspring.
Step 2
To reduce the space occupied by used plastic bottles, they should be crumpled, compressed. Various crafts can be made from plastic bottles. Bottles can be used to build a raft, a greenhouse in the country and even a whole house.
Step 3
To build such a house from bottles, you will need a lot of sand. It is poured and tamped in bottles, which are then glued together and used in the construction of columns and walls. Building such a house will save you a decent amount of money.
Step 4
Plastic bottles are also recycled at special factories where PET briquettes are remelted in order to create new plastic containers or ropes, industrial twines. Such ropes are very durable, and the process of their production is several times cheaper than making analogs from natural raw materials.
Step 5
Some enterprises are developing the practice of using plastic bottles as fuel.
Step 6
Roofing materials, pressed slabs for laying paths, twine, and carpets are also produced from bottles in the process of processing. They are fused with another type of plastic to obtain the required materials. They are processed into granules and flakes for more convenient transportation.
Step 7
Unfortunately, in our country, technologies for processing plastic bottles are not well developed, unlike in European countries. The process of accepting plastic containers has not been adjusted to the required level.
