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re⋅cy⋅cle

[ree-sahy-kuh

verb, -cled, -cling, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees.

2.	to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature of: The old factory is being recycled as a theater.

3.	to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration: The governor recycled some speeches from his early days.

4.	to cause to pass through a cycle again: to recycle laundry through a washing machine.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to pass through a cycle again; repeat a process from the beginning.

6.	to undergo reuse or renewal; be subject to or suitable for further use, activity, etc.: The industry will recycle and become profitable once more.

–noun

7.	the act or process of recycling.

Origin:
1925–30; re- + cycle

Related forms:

re⋅cy⋅cla⋅ble, adjective

re⋅cy⋅cla⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

re⋅cy⋅cler, re⋅cy⋅clist, noun

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re·cy·cle (rē-sī'kəl)

tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles

To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment.
To start a different cycle in.
1. To extract useful materials from (garbage or waste).
2. To extract and reuse (useful substances found in waste).
3. To use again, especially to reprocess: recycle aluminum cans; recycle old jokes.
4. To recondition and adapt to a new use or function: recycling old warehouses as condominiums.
1. To use again, especially to reprocess: recycle aluminum cans; recycle old jokes.
2. To recondition and adapt to a new use or function: recycling old warehouses as condominiums.

re·cy'cla·ble adj. & n., re·cy'cler n.

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recycling

1926, from re- "back, again" + cycling (see cycle). Originally a technical term in oil-refining and similar industries; its broader consumer sense dates from 1960. Recyclable (adj.) is recorded from 1971.

recycling (rē-sī'klĭng) Pronunciation Key
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.

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