Have you ever wondered what happens to those plastic bottles you throw into the recycling bin? The video below shows exactly what they go through at a plastic recycling facility — from the cleaning process all the way through to the process of forming them into something new.
The video was recorded at Marglen Industries in Rome, GA, an an established leader in the PET recycling industry, as well as one of the largest facilities of its kind in the U.S. They process over 2.5 million plastic bottles yearly and turn them into a clean sustainable fiber and resin.
This article appears in Jun 9-15, 2011.