The invention relates to a method for preparing an environment-friendly 
plasticizer by recycling waste resources. The method comprises the following steps of transferring alkali-reduction 
wastewater containing 
sodium terephthalate into an acid 
precipitation tank with a stirring device and adding 
sulfuric acid to further precipitate 
terephthalic acid (PTA) solids; carrying out plate-frame 
filtration on the 
mixed solution to obtain a crude PTA material; adding the recovered crude PTA material into an esterification reactor with an 
alcohol-water separation device, adding iso-
octanol, heating and dehydrating, adding tetrabutyl 
titanate as a catalyst and carrying out 
esterification reaction; after water is no longer produced, stopping reaction and dealcoholizing to obtain a crude DOTP (
Dioctyl Terephthalate) product; rectifying the prepared crude DOTP product in a packing-type rectifying 
tower to obtain a rectified product, adding the rectified product into a 
neutralization reaction kettle, adding 
sodium hydroxide lye, stirring and washing with alkali; standing, precipitating and discharging the 
aqueous solution in the lower layer, adding hot water, stirring and washing with water, standing, precipitating and discharging the 
moisture in the lower layer, carrying out temperature-raising 
dehydration, adding an inorganic filter aid and filtering to obtain the pure DOTP product. By the method, the recycling of the waste resources is achieved.