recycling

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.

Example Sentences

Food waste makes up a quarter of the rubbish wrongly thrown in black bags and "shockingly" 80% of it could be eaten, a recycling charity says.

From BBC

A gas boiler, cooker and meter were kept for examination by police, the jury heard, but tonnes of debris were taken to a recycling centre and disposed of.

From BBC

An address label identified Francesca Poncetta as the source of the litter found at the base of a tree near her home a couple of days after the recycling bins were collected.

From BBC

"You think you don't have beauty in abundance, but you do," he sings on Camera, recycling the message that One Direction delivered with greater conviction in What Makes You Beautiful.

From BBC

They say the state should instead invest in different types of solutions, including recycling more wastewater, storing more water underground and strengthening aging levees in the Delta.

From Los Angeles Times