Synonyms of recycled

recycled

verb

past tense of recycle

as in recovered

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product

recycling the aluminum from soda pop cans is environmentally sound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovered
• reclaimed
• processed
• reused
• reprocessed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recycled

Using the new numbers, the recycling rate would jump to 53% — even though not one more pound of HDPE was actually recycled. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Before pumpkins can be recycled, participants should remove all decorations, including paint, candles, yarn hair, stickers, googly eyes and plastic accessories, event organizers said. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Some in the room thought the video message, which made no specific mention of the Amarillo Democrats, was recycled from earlier this year. — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

In February, Primark launched a five-piece denim collection made with fabrics that contain a minimum of 20 percent recycled denim. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

During sleep, neurons go quiet, ROS are cleared, and damaged mitochondria are repaired or recycled. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

The estimates of emissions savings, then, aren’t just compared to the current state of industries, but to industries in a future world with more batteries, more end-of-life batteries to be recycled, and a cleaner electrical grid. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

They must be recycled, and the most common way to recycle leaves is to turn them into compost. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Less than 1% of the world’s rare earth elements (REEs) are recycled, yet global demand for critical magnetic rare earths is expected to grow by more than 50% by 2035. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026