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Second step
The second step in the cycle is taking the raw (material) to an oil refinery where the oil is cleaned -
Third step.
At a plastic factory the oil is turned into plastic pellets, the a preform bottle is made. After that the preform bottles are heated and shaped into bottles. -
Fourth step
After the bottles are made they are sent to a bottling plant. They go there to be filled with water. -
Fifth step.
after they are filled with water they're ready so then they're taken to a store to be sold. -
sixth step
After they are bought and used it could end up being recycled. after it's recycled it will be taken to a factory to be made into something else like a carpet. After that it would end up in a landfill. -
Or
Or the water bottle would be put in the trash can where it would be taken to a landfill. -
Citations
1).Bottled water life cycle. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.nestle-waters.com/bottled-water/bottled-water-life-cycle 2).The Life Cycle of a Plastic Water Bottle |. (2015). Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://residentialwastesystems.com/blog/the-life-cycle-of-a-plastic-water-bottle/ 3).Life Cycle Assessment- Nalgene Tritan vs. Klean Kanteen Water Bottles. (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2016, from http://www.users.humboldt.edu/rrios/project_rios.htm -
First step
The first step in the life cycle of a water bottle is to extract raw material from the earth (oil is extracted from earth)
