IELTS Writing Task 1 Sample Answer

The initial stage involves the collection of plastic bottles in a dustbin. Subsequently, the bottles are transported to recycling centres using garbage trucks. The next step entails the sorting of the bottles before they are compressed into blocks. Following this, the compressed bottles are crushed using a two-rotating crusher. The crushed plastic is then washed with water.

In the sixth stage, the crushed and washed bottles are fed into a machine that produces plastic pellets. These plastic pellets are heated over burners to form raw material. Finally, the material is utilised in the production of various items, such as plastic bottles, boxes, t-shirts, pencils, and handbags. These items are then purchased by customers at the market. All these stages collectively constitute the process of recycling plastic bottles.

Key vocabulary and phrases:

  Recycling plastic bottles

  Collection of plastic bottles

  Transportation to recycling centers

  Sorting of plastic bottles

  Compression of bottles into blocks

  Crushing of plastic bottles

  Washing of crushed plastic

  Production of plastic pellets

 Heating of plastic pellets

  Utilization of raw material

  Production of various items (plastic bottles, boxes, t-shirts, pencils, handbags)

  Purchase by customers at the market

  Nine stages of recycling process

 Dustbin collection

 Garbage trucks for transportation

 Two-rotating crusher

·Production of end products

 Recycling centers

 Plastic pellet machine

 Burners for heating plastic pellets