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Noun: recycling  ree'sI-k(u-)ling
  1. Used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
    "Every Monday, we put our recycling out on the curb for pick-up"
     
  2. The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
Verb: recycle  ree'sI-kul or ri'sI-kul
  1. Cause to repeat a cycle
     
  2. Use again after processing
    "We must recycle the cardboard boxes";
    - reprocess, reuse

Type of: apply, cycle, employ, employment, exercise, material, stuff, usage, use, utilisation [Brit], utilise [Brit], utilization, utilize

Encyclopedia: Recycling

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