recyclable
- noun
- /rɪˈsaɪkləbl/
- Des Moines, Iowa: Senior Golf Tournament Drives One Ton of Recyclable Plastic into Balers.
- curbside recyclables
- recyclable materials
- ton of recyclables
Oh sure, you clap now, but it's one more recyclable to keep track of.
- Oh sure, you clap now, but it's one more recyclable to keep track of.
- Here's how you dispose of the recyclables, The, the smelly trash, the the the burnable trash.
Examples
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Garbage can't be reused, whereas recyclable materials can.
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In 1994, 413 tons of recyclables were collected from the Medical Center campus alone.
Academic text (1995) -
So any sort of glass bottle, small plastic thing, any kind of recyclable container you find is great.
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Everything is made out of recyclable materials from the landfill.
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Since we're pickers, we just see recyclable materials.
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The region has increased the types and amounts of recyclables it collects.
Academic text (1999) -
We are not pickers of garbage, we are pickers of recyclable materials.
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Communities collect residential recyclables either through curbside collection, drop-off collection, or both collection strategies.
Academic text (1999) -
An on-site laborer placed recyclables in containers for sorting and recycling at the company's San Jose facility.
Academic text (1999) -
In our community, everyone is encouraged to sort their recyclables into the correct bins to help reduce waste.
How Biodegradable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Recyclables comes from re- 'again' and cycle 'circle', like a loop that brings things back to use, similar to a bicycle moving in circles. So recyclables are items you collect to be sent into that loop and used again rather than put in the trash.