The flakes are made into fibre, which is used in upholstery and pillow fillings. The fibre can also be woven into a fleece for outdoor clothing. PVC bottles are baled and sent to the reprocessor. When washed and flaked the plastic is sold onto companies who will make the flakes into plant pots, drainpipes and UPVC window frames. Most plastics are made almost entirely from oil.
Recycling plastics leads to energy savings and helps to conserve the earth's oil reserves.
Plastic is a difficult material to recycle as there are so many different types, and some products are made up of several different types of plastic. Each type of plastic requires different reprocessing techniques, therefore, the different types need to be collected separately or sorted after collection, as reprocessors specify which type of plastic they will accept. East Riding of Yorkshire Council.