recycling

noun 3

Definitions

noun

The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

Those materials culled for recycling.

He plans to haul the recycling in on Saturday.

Something made by recycling something else.

Eddie Holman is still best remembered for his soulful, falsettoed/sex-changed recycling of Ruby & The Romantics' big-time smoothie from 1963, "Hey There Lonely Boy."

Collocations

ADJ.

against, aware, possible, soulful

Most people are aware of recycling but don't always follow through.

VERB + RECYCLING

called, encourage, falsettoed, go, like, putting, sex-changed, start

We encourage recycling at our office by providing separate bins for each material type.

RECYCLING + NOUN

bin, energy, machine, paper, pollution, pupils, ruby, saturday

The school installed a new recycling bin in every classroom to encourage pupils to sort their waste.

PREP.

about, in, in, into, on

We need to educate more people about recycling so they understand why it matters.

ADV.

only

We're only recycling plastic bottles now because the center stopped accepting glass last month.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He plans to haul the recycling in on Saturday.

Wiktionary

Eddie Holman is still best remembered for his soulful, falsettoed/sex-changed recycling of Ruby & The Romantics' big-time smoothie from 1963, "Hey There Lonely Boy."

Wiktionary

We must think about recycling energy.

Tatoeba · #262713

Since many organizations are putting effort into recycling in order to restore the natural environment, why won't you contribute to reforestation?

Tatoeba · #264467

He and I discussed the waste problem in terms of recycling.

Tatoeba · #284471

Recycling paper is very important.

Tatoeba · #707683

Usage Notes

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