recycling

Scientific  

/ rē-sī′klĭng /

1. The collection and often reprocessing of discarded materials for reuse. Recycled materials include those used in manufacturing processes and those used in consumer products. The recycled material is often degraded somewhat by use or processing and therefore must be converted to another purpose. For example, the processing of recycled newspaper and other paper wastes usually shortens their fibers, and the material cannot be used to make high-grade paper. Instead, it can be reprocessed to make cardboard or insulation. Recycling helps reduce pollution, prolong the usefulness of landfills, and conserve natural resources.

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Example Sentences

Battery facilities include those for electric vehicles as well as recycling and stationary storage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Waste management and recycling companies say they are seeing hundreds of explosions each week, costing millions of pounds to repair damage, and threatening workers' safety.

From BBC

At the end of the week, the recycling truck picked them up and they clinked and clanked so loudly that the whole neighborhood could hear it.

From Literature

The rest of the camper was flattened like an aluminum can in the recycling bin.

From Literature

Many say they have to put recycling in their household waste bins.

From BBC