The first thing the reclaimer has to do is de-baling the bundles. To make sure the final product will be as pure as possible, the de-baled bottles are sorted once again then they are pre-washed and are shredded into flakes.

The flakes are washed and dried in their turn, and then they are stocked and sold. It is when the flakes are sold that the actual recycling sets into action: the flakes, the raw material, are melted then manufactured into a new product.