recycling plant
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- noun
- /ˌriːˈsaɪklɪŋ plænt/
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planta de reciclaje
- Bronx, New York: At long last, start in sight for paper recycling plant.
- waste recycling plant
We simply outfit those recycling plants with the most modern technology.
- We simply outfit those recycling plants with the most modern technology.
Examples
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I bring my empty cans and bottles to the recycling plant to help reduce waste.
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We simply outfit those recycling plants with the most modern technology.
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These old magazines are bound for the recycling plant.
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Many recycling plants are using composting technology.
Academic text (2000) -
Harris said the city's proposed recycling plant would eventually cut dependence on lake waters by 30 percent.
Blog text (25) -
A new generation of mechanized recycling plants is focusing on construction and demolition (C&D) debris, especially the wood fraction.
Academic text (1996) -
All the waste recycling plants are equipped with the biothermal drums manufactured by "Volgotsemmash" enterprise in the town of Togliatty.
Academic text (2000) -
These old magazines are bound for the recycling plant where they will be processed for reuse.
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We visited a recycling plant to learn how plastic bottles are remade into new products.
Synonyms
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A person, company, or machine that collects and prepares used materials to be used again
A person or machine that takes useful materials from waste to use again
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Morphology
The meaning 'a facility where used or discarded materials are reprocessed' is directly derivable from combining 'recycling' (the process of reusing materials) with 'plant' (an industrial building or facility). This noun‑noun composition is a common, compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Recycling plant mixes two simple words: recycling, meaning making old things usable again, and plant, meaning a place where work is done, like a factory. Imagine a big building where bottles, paper and plastic arrive, are sorted and turned into new things. That's why recycling plant means 'a place where used items are made into new things'.