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# recycling

noun (recycling — uncountable); verb form (-ing of recycle: recycling)

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

## Everyday

1. Recycling is the process of collecting used things like paper, glass, metal and plastic and making them into new things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#m1)
2. Recycling is also the things that are collected to be recycled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#m2)
3. Recycling (verb form) means the action of recycling something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, geography and everyday life, recycling saves raw materials and energy, cuts pollution and means less rubbish in landfill. Bins are often colour-coded (rules differ by town). Some things cannot go in recycling, like dirty food packaging, nappies and batteries (they need special collection). Recycling comes after «reduce» and «reuse» in the waste hierarchy. Phrases: «recycling bin», «recycling centre», «put out the recycling», «recycling symbol».

### Examples

- Put the bottles in the recycling bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#x1)
- It's my job to put out the recycling on Tuesday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#x2)
- Recycling saves energy and materials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#x3)
- Our school won a prize for recycling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#x4)
- We are recycling old newspapers into papier-mâché. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#x5)
- Look for the recycling symbol on the packet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#x6)
- Recycling is good, but using less is even better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#x7)
- Take old batteries to the recycling centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycling/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable as a noun: «the recycling», not «a recycling». Verb: recycle, recycled. Recycling ≠ reusing: reusing keeps the object; recycling makes it into new material.

## On Mova

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