recyclable
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- adjective
- /rɪˈsaɪkləbl/
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reciclable
- I like Evga's environmentally friendly and recyclable packaging, which you can clearly see here.
- recyclable material
- recyclable products
- recyclable commodity
Skin and Me is sustainable, recyclable, vegan.
- Skin and Me is sustainable, recyclable, vegan.
- I cut the tape open and it just says girlfriend collective and it is a recyclable package.
- That's good for the planet and everything they do is recyclable.
- Thus, I'm creating less waste, whether it's recyclable waste or landfill waste or whatever it is, it's a byproduct of consuming less.
- They sell these Italian glass cups and their glass for their jars are infinitely recyclable and I feel it helps maintain the structure of the water as well.
- This brand goes above and beyond in giving you cute packaging that's recyclable and everything down to little bags are flawless.
- One of the three great frauds of climate change is that plastic is recyclable.
- And I suppose the extreme example would be if you're collecting, you know, recyclable metals on a favela dump in South America, work as hard as you want.
Examples
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If engineers choose to use easily recyclable products during product creation, fewer materials wind up in a landfill.
Academic text (2002) -
Did you know that every year, the school throws away over 500 tons of recyclable materials?
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And the packaging itself is completely recyclable paper.
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Consumers are aware of some recyclable materials but are less familiar with others.
Academic text (2008) -
The bottles are fully recyclable.
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And it's recyclable, so that's great.
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Did you know that every year, the school throws away over 500 tons of recyclable garbage?
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If we are filling landfill space with recyclable resources, we are making a mistake.
Academic text (1998) -
Most respondents were also knowledgeable about materials that were recyclable in the local area.
Academic text (1996) -
There are no artificial flavours or additives and all their drinks come in recyclable glass bottles.
Synonyms
Something you can get back and use again
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Recyclable comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the part cycle meaning 'circle' or 'turn', the same cycle you see in bicycle. So something recyclable can be put back into a process and used again instead of being thrown away.