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have been recycling

  • present perfect progressive of recycle.

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They have been recycling uniform for the last four years but demand is now is at its highest ever, with parents queuing up to get uniform and PE kits for their children.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2025

Some cities have been recycling their green waste for years.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2021

A positive note is that people have been recycling more and placing fewer cardboard boxes and plastic bottles in kitchen trash bags, she says.

From Washington Post Oct. 20, 2021

In the Marcellus area, some companies have been recycling wastewater to use again but sell the byproduct, a salty, contaminated sludge, to communities for de-icing roads or suppressing dust.

From Forbes Aug. 23, 2011

Result: a viewing audience of 2.2 million households -- even though the same six episodes have been recycling all season long.

From Time Magazine Archive