Definitions for recycle
riˈsaɪ kəlre·cy·cle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. recycleverb

   cause to repeat a cycle

2. recycle, reprocess, reuseverb

   use again after processing

   "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"

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1. recycleverb

   To break down and reuse component materials.

2. recycleverb

   To reuse as a whole.

3. recycleverb

   To collect or place in a bin for recycling.

4. recycleverb

   To be recycled.

   Sulfur recycles in the sulfur cycle.

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1. recycle

   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. It can also prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reducing energy use, 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. It promotes environmental sustainability by removing raw material input and redirecting waste output in 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 and other reuse of biodegradable waste—such as food and garden waste—is also a form of recycling. Materials for recycling are either delivered to a household recycling center or picked up from curbside bins, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials for manufacturing new products. In ideal implementations, recycling a material produces a fresh supply of the same material—for example, used office paper would be converted into new office paper, and used polystyrene foam into new polystyrene. Some types of materials, such as metal cans, can be remanufactured repeatedly without losing their purity. With other materials, this is often difficult or too expensive (compared with producing the same product from raw materials or other sources), so "recycling" of many products and materials involves their reuse in producing different materials (for example, paperboard). Another form of recycling is the salvage of constituent materials from complex products, due to either their intrinsic value (such as lead from car batteries and gold from printed circuit boards), or their hazardous nature (e.g. removal and reuse of mercury from thermometers and thermostats).

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1. recycle

   Recycle refers to the process of converting waste materials into reusable materials and objects, in order to prevent waste of potentially useful resources, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, decrease energy usage, minimize air and water pollution, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. This process typically involves collection, separation, and processing of waste materials to produce new products.

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1. ReCycle

   ReCycle is a music loop editor designed and developed by Swedish software developers Propellerhead Software. It runs on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh based PCs. The software debuted in 1994. The principal idea of ReCycle is to alter the tempo of a music loop without changing its pitch or otherwise altering its sound. ReCycle does this by "slicing" loops into a series of separate "beats" or "hits" and altering their timing without altering the length of the individual slices, thus allowing the loop to play at a different speed whilst using the unmodified sounds for each individual slice/drum hit, a process which fully preserves the original pitch of the loop while allowing a great variety of speed/timing tweaks. ReCycle can also assign each successive slice to a respective MIDI note on a scale. ReCycle was the first program to popularize the idea of loop slicing. Propellerhead developed their own file format for this software: REX, and later REX2 adding support for stereo files, which has become a standard for music loops and is compatible with many third party programs, including Emagic Logic, MOTU Digital Performer, and Steinberg Cubase. Propellerhead's Reason has its own specialised REX2 playing device called the Dr. Octorex Loop Player. In versions prior to Reason 5.0, it was supported in the Dr.REX Loop Player. This device can play slices when requested or simply play the entire loop in sequence.

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1. recycle

   The choice and option to delete data from a variety of app, computer, software, device, laptop, server, network or other form of technology that processes data.

   When we delete a document it goes to the recycle bin and then we click and the data is deleted.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on November 28, 2016  

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   recycle

   To change data, energy, materials or matter from a form to a chosen form.

   We recycle our clothing and footwear that serves its purpose.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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   recycle

   To change or reuse a variety of useful energy, matter and materials.

   In biofuel a form of fuel is used to create another. In plastic recycling a form of plastic is reused to create another form of plastic.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 20, 2015  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recycle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recycle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of recycle in a Sentence

1. Clare Ostle:

   Many people now use reusable bags, recycle where possible and shop consciously by choosing to take food or drink items with less plastic, i very much hope that this awareness surrounding plastics will continue and spill over into other environmental issues such as our emissions.

2. Scott Remer:

   The spelling bee recycles words, so its really predictable. Theres really no reason to recycle words.

3. Ahmed Hussein:

   Life is just a jorney between Delete and Recycle Bin !!

4. Rajshree Ghosh Biswas '':

   This is also a great way to reuse and recycle waste cooking oil.

5. Platte River Networks ':

   In order to ensure our customers recycle responsibly, we provide them complimentary e-waste technology recycling, we partner with Techno Rescue—a fully certified Colorado Electronics Recycling and Data Destruction E-waste company. It is illegal and socially irresponsible to throw your electronics in the trash. Responsible electronics recycling also includes the safe and proper disposal of data still residing on old technology.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recycle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recycle
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycle
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=recycle