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recyclability

recyclability

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How easy something is to make into new material
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈsaɪkləˌbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
: reciclabilidad
  • Such information might include the materials used in a given product, the proportion of recycled materials it contains, and the product's own recyclability.
  • improve the recyclability

Examples

  • A better regulation would define minimum standards based on current state-of-the-art maximum levels of recycled content, recyclability, and refillability for each type of product.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The project also identified ways to improve the recyclability of mail, including promoting the use of environmentally benign adhesives and source reduction/separation of problem materials.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Designers are becoming more aware of issues like designing for reuse, recyclability, or design for compost.

    Blog text (16)
  • Currently, attempts are being made to implement a standard "green label" that takes into account product durability, reusability, and recyclability.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Each source generates distinctly different types of wood waste, with differing degrees of recyclability.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Labeling plastics according to the type of composition theoretically improves the recyclability of a container.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The Japanese are also working to integrate environmental factors into product design, and with the 1991 passage of the Law Promoting the Utilization of Recyclable Resources, they have made recyclability a major design factor as well.

    Academic text (1995)
  • It doesn't mean a product's packaging is recycled, but if you recycle it, the recycling sorters will best determine its recyclability.

    Blog text (6)
  • To this end, the act sets broad goals for manufacturers, namely, to produce goods that are long-lived or that can be reused; to label goods as to reusability and recyclability; to use secondary materials in production; to indicate when goods contain hazardous materials; and to take goods back at the end of their useful lives.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Before purchasing any item, it's important to consider its recyclability, as this can help reduce waste.

Surface Forms

recyclability singular

Morphology

recyclability = recyclable (transparent) = re + cycle + able + ity

This is a standard abstract noun formed from the adjective 'recyclable' with '-ity', meaning the quality of being recyclable.

Etymology

Recyclability comes from the parts re- ('again'), cycle ('circle' or 'repeat', as in bicycle), and -ability ('able'). So, recyclability is the quality of being able to go back into the 'cycle' and be used again, which is why people check it to see if a material can be recycled.