recyclable
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- adjective
- /rɪˈsaɪkləbl/
- I like Evga's environmentally friendly and recyclable packaging, which you can clearly see here.
- recyclable material
- recyclable products
- recyclable commodity
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- 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
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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.