recycle
/riˈsaɪkəl/
noun
- The process of collecting and processing used materials to make new products.
- The city's recycle program accepts cardboard and metal cans.
- We put our bottles and cans in the recycle bin every week.
- Recycle is important for reducing waste in landfills.
verb
- To process used materials so they can be made into new products instead of being thrown away.
- Many communities now recycle food waste into compost for gardens.
- Our family tries to recycle paper, plastic, and glass every week.
- The factory recycles old electronics to recover valuable metals.
- To use something again for a different purpose or in a new way.
- Instead of buying new decorations, we recycle last year's for the party.
- She decided to recycle the old curtains into cushion covers.
- The comedian recycled the same joke from last year's show.