10 Startling Facts About Bottled Water

It requires three times the amount of water to produce a plastic bottle than to fill it, according to Hana Elisbury who wrote the article “10 Startling Facts About Bottled Water”. There are two ways to create plastic bottles; extrusion and injection. Billions of plastic bottles are used everyday, yet we rarely put much thought into how they are made. The process of making plastic bottles can be divided into three major steps. Assembling the material is the initial necessary step to creating plastic bottles. Collecting materials and the actual materials differ from company to company. Nowadays, companies that are making plastic bottles are referring to environmental-friendly production with the rise of global warming awareness. Also, recycled plastic has been increasing in use since plastic take years to decompose and become usable again. This way, the actual materials differ from company to company but what they all have in common is that the materials need to be collected first. …show more content…
Mixing the materials occurs in the blow-molding machine, which is created specifically for mixing the materials together and then feeding them into the extruder. This step must occur quickly so that the ingredients don’t separate. Also, the blow-mold must have extremely high heat to melt the plastic so that it can be shaped later on. Plastic melts in extremely high temperatures and that is why the blow-mold must be time-efficient in order to keep the plastic soft enough to be created into the shape of the bottle. The mixed materials are melted into the extruder, which is then released in a hollow tube form for the bottle to start taking shape. It is melted and released with a needle at the top of the extruder that is needed for the next necessary