as in recovering
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
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Recent Examples of recycling
Advertisement Advertisement The good news is that Spinal Tap II mostly builds on the legacy of the earlier film, instead of just recycling its best jokes for nostalgia’s sake.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
This means thinking ahead about recycling technology and developing products that are going to make the process simpler throughout the value chain.
—Han Hendriks, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
According to Fisher, our cultural imagination is increasingly drawn to recycling past successes, not just in music but in film, fashion and art.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The exhibition highlights the beauty of recycling ordinary materials.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and those variations in composition necessitate sorting out waste before processing it.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Then there are other companies like Rethink Resource and Habitat for Humanity and also prop houses that receive reusable materials like lumber and vinyl and other building materials that could be reused, and again creating either a market for reuse or recycling those materials sustainably.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
From month-long drives to year-long initiatives, places all over the state are collecting shoes and redistributing or recycling them in various ways.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
LanzaTech Global, a carbon recycling company, has announced a major innovation that could reshape the future of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
This means thinking ahead about recycling technology and developing products that are going to make the process simpler throughout the value chain.
—Han Hendriks, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
According to Fisher, our cultural imagination is increasingly drawn to recycling past successes, not just in music but in film, fashion and art.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The exhibition highlights the beauty of recycling ordinary materials.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and those variations in composition necessitate sorting out waste before processing it.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Then there are other companies like Rethink Resource and Habitat for Humanity and also prop houses that receive reusable materials like lumber and vinyl and other building materials that could be reused, and again creating either a market for reuse or recycling those materials sustainably.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
From month-long drives to year-long initiatives, places all over the state are collecting shoes and redistributing or recycling them in various ways.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
LanzaTech Global, a carbon recycling company, has announced a major innovation that could reshape the future of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recycling
recovering
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Kevin Danso has proven himself, but Radu Dragusin is still recovering from an ACL injury and new signing Kota Takai has been struggling with a foot issue.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a workplace recovering from layoffs, that signal is vital.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Recycling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycling. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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