recycling
pronunciation
How to pronounce recycling in British English:
UK [ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ]
How to pronounce recycling in American English:
US [ˌri'saɪklɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
Word Origin
- recycling (n.)
- 1924, verbal noun from recycle (v.). Originally a technical term in oil-refining and similar industries; its broader consumer sense dates from 1960.
Example
- 1. Sleds were improvised from the lids of recycling boxes .
- 2. Taipei city has one of the highest recycling rates on the planet .
- 3. Moreover , whatever recycling of petrodollars occurs is unevenly distributed .
- 4. Recycling waste heat poses no ethical difficulty .
- 5. In the end further encouraging recycling .