recyclable
pronunciation
How to pronounce recyclable in British English:
UK [ˌriːˈsaɪkləbl]
How to pronounce recyclable in American English:
US [ ˌriːˈsaɪkləbl]
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- Adjective:
- possible to use again
Word Origin
- recyclable (adj.)
- 1971, from recycle + -able. As a noun, by 1973. Related: Recyclables.
Example
- 1. That car was said to be 95 percent recyclable or biodegradable .
- 2. Trucking refuse to the half-dozen rag-picking settlements that ring the city , they carefully sift out recyclable glass , paper and plastic .
- 3. The cardboard packaging is recyclable .
- 4. Many foreign firms , of course , are doing well in china , especially at the two extremes of the value chain : things like luxury goods , fibre-optic cable and big aeroplanes on the one hand , and oil , ores and recyclable waste on the other .
- 5. For starters , economies need to transition to the concept of net-zero , whereby buildings , cars , factories and homes are designed not only to generate as much energy as they use but to be infinitely recyclable in as many parts as possible .