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# recycle

verb (recycle, recycles, recycled, recycling)

«recycle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To recycle something is to collect it after use so it can be broken down and made into something new, like turning old bottles into new ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#m1)
2. To recycle is also to use something again, for the same or a new purpose, instead of throwing it away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#m2)
3. To recycle an idea or joke is to use it again, often when it is no longer fresh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and everyday life it is part of «reduce, reuse, recycle»: paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans and some plastics go in the recycling bin, which saves materials, energy and space in landfill. At school pupils sort rubbish into bins. Phrases: «recycle bin», «recycled paper», «recycling centre», «reduce, reuse, recycle».

### Examples

- We recycle our cans and bottles every week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x1)
- This notebook is made from recycled paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x2)
- Rinse the yogurt pot before you recycle it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x3)
- Glass can be recycled again and again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x4)
- Our class recycled old boxes into a castle model. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x5)
- Batteries must not go in the normal bin; take them to be recycled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x6)
- Not all plastic can be recycled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x7)
- He recycled the same joke from last year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: recycled, recycling. «Recycling» is also a noun (see recycling). Recycling is not the same as reusing: reusing keeps the object as it is; recycling breaks it down to make a new thing. Dirty or greasy items (like a pizza box with oil) often cannot be recycled.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «recycle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«recycle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recycle.html) on Mova free.