What does Recycling mean?

Definitions for Recycling
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. recyclingnoun

    the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products

Wiktionary

  1. recyclingnoun

    The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

  2. recyclingnoun

    Those materials culled for recycling.

    He plans to haul the recycling in on Saturday.

Wikipedia

  1. Recycling

    Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. The recovery of energy from waste materials is often included in this concept. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the properties it had in its original state. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution (from incineration), and water pollution (from landfilling). Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" waste hierarchy. Thus, recycling aims toward environmental sustainability by substituting raw material inputs into and redirecting waste outputs out of the economic system. There are some ISO standards related to recycling such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management control of recycling practice. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, cardboard, metal, plastic, tires, textiles, batteries, and electronics. The composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food or garden waste—is also a form of recycling. Materials to be recycled are either delivered to a household recycling center or picked up from curbside bins, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials destined for manufacturing new products. In the strictest sense, recycling of a material would produce a fresh supply of the same material—for example, used office paper would be converted into new office paper or used polystyrene foam into new polystyrene. This is accomplished when recycling certain types of materials, such as metal cans, becoming a can again and again, indefinitely, without losing purity in the product. However, this is often difficult or too expensive (compared with producing the same product from raw materials or other sources), so "recycling" of many products or materials involves their reuse in producing different materials (for example, paperboard) instead. Another form of recycling is the salvage of certain materials from complex products, either due to their intrinsic value (such as lead from car batteries, or gold from printed circuit boards), or due to their hazardous nature (e.g., removal and reuse of mercury from thermometers and thermostats).

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  1. recycling

    Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into reusable materials or products. This method is implemented to reduce the use of raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air and water pollution and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling aims to contribute to environmental sustainability by minimizing waste and conservely natural resources.

Wikidata

  1. Recycling

    Recycling is a process to change materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to plastic production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy. There are some ISO standards related to recycling such as ISO 15270:2008 for plastics waste and ISO 14001:2004 for environmental management control of recycling practice. Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Although similar in effect, the composting or other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food or garden waste—is not typically considered recycling. Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection center or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials bound for manufacturing. In the strictest sense, recycling of a material would produce a fresh supply of the same material—for example, used office paper would be converted into new office paper, or used foamed polystyrene into new polystyrene. However, this is often difficult or too expensive, so "recycling" of many products or materials involves their reuse in producing different materials instead. Another form of recycling is the salvage of certain materials from complex products, either due to their intrinsic value, or due to their hazardous nature. Critics dispute the net economic and environmental benefits of recycling over its costs, and suggest that proponents of recycling often make matters worse and suffer from confirmation bias. Specifically, critics argue that the costs and energy used in collection and transportation detract from the costs and energy saved in the production process; also that the jobs produced by the recycling industry can be a poor trade for the jobs lost in logging, mining, and other industries associated with virgin production; and that materials such as paper pulp can only be recycled a few times before material degradation prevents further recycling. Proponents of recycling dispute each of these claims, and the validity of arguments from both sides has led to enduring controversy.

Editors Contribution

  1. recyclingverb

    Verb form of the word recycle.

    Recycling is vital for the planet and we all need to contribute to this type of behavior, thought and action.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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    Rank popularity for the word 'Recycling' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4607

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Recycling in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Recycling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Recycling in a Sentence

  1. Jenna Jambeck:

    Without bold new ideas and system-wide changes, even the relatively low current recycling rates will no longer be met, and our previously recycled materials could now end up in landfills.

  2. Cloud Live:

    Revenues from our restaurant business are still falling, our recycling business has fallen short of expectations and the new media and big data (operations) haven't had any contributions yet.

  3. Chandra Kishore Mishra:

    There is no new ban order being issued, now, it's a question of telling people about the ill-effects of plastic, of collecting and sending for recycling so people don't litter.

  4. Tommy Tuberville:

    Folks in Alabama know that if we're going to help President Donald Trump change this country then we've got to stop recycling the same old politicians, as Attorney General, Jeff Sessions had Attorney General chance to have President Trump back and take on the establishment politicians and Attorney General failed.

  5. Patty Long:

    Our members work together to align their efforts to put recycling and sustainability at the forefront of their businesses.

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