Example Sentences

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That’s far behind the country’s driest two states: Nevada, which is recycling 85% of its wastewater, and Arizona, which is reusing 52%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

"What is produced in an electric arc furnace isn't primary steel. What you're doing is recycling steel. You're re-melting it."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

If he is recycling materials and designs from the past, it’s not just for aesthetics.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2023

"Many people think that more plastic recycling will resolve the plastics crisis, but plastics are made with toxic chemicals... so recycling plastic is recycling toxic chemicals."

From Salon • May 30, 2023

It appears Mr. Macron is recycling that aspiration, imagining France buffering what he sees as the Sino-American antagonism.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023