Synonyms of recycling

recycling

verb

present participle of recycle

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recovering
• processing
• reclaiming
• reusing
• reprocessing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recycling

Some are recycling wastewater and limiting when people can water their lawns, while others are desalinating ocean water. — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 26 July 2026

The next great frontier for artificial intelligence is not in data centers, but in our scrap yards, recycling plants and waste streams. — R. Paul Singh, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Unfortunately, a hold that late in the countdown prevents SpaceX from recycling for another attempt. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

This process eliminates the costly and laborious step of sorting plastic waste before recycling. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

On a sweltering morning in early July, Thomas Andrade, the co-owner of Everett Auto Parts in Massachusetts, supervises as a team of workers carefully straps two Chevy Volt hybrid batteries to a pallet, ready to ship out for recycling. — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 July 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have been recovering their rockets since 2015, saving vast amounts of money by recycling them rather than ditching them after liftoff. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

That leaves it with largely expensive long-term infrastructure investments to expand water supply, like building a desalination plant to convert sea water into drinking supplies, or recycling wastewater, Fletcher says. — Emma Court, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Keep trash cans and recycling well sealed. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 June 2026