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recycle

[ree-sahy-kuhl] / riˈsaɪ kəl /


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But he left an indelible mark on the environment, authoring legislation offering incentives to recycle, limiting advertisers’ inflated claims about products’ environmental benefits and combating water and air pollution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

As some machines demonstrated their ability to clean or recycle objects, others showed they could deliver parcels during a live demonstration in Brussels.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

PVC is especially challenging to recycle because it contains chlorine and can include a wide range of additives depending on how it was manufactured.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

“This transaction allows us to efficiently recycle capital, strengthen our balance sheet and maintain financial flexibility, while advancing a strong pipeline of high-returning growth opportunities,” said Enbridge Chief Financial Officer Pat Murray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

A ragpicker, who was collecting scrap paper to recycle, pulled some old da-zi-bao off the wall and happened to tear the newspaper that was posted underneath.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

Ngumoha recycles the ball to left-back Milos Kerkez.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The latest “Scary Movie,” which simply recycles the title “Scary Movie,” is as lazy, dumb and offensive as the others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

The site recovers and recycles silver collected from a nearby site, Sigman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

She also recommended French producer Constellium, which recycles aluminum scrap, among other business lines.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

She recycles everything, including canvases, sometimes painting over one piece to create a new one.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

Instead, they interact with their surroundings as parts of a much larger galactic ecosystem, with material created by one generation of stars being recycled and redistributed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Lumbard said the plaques had already been recycled by the time authorities arrested Green.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Everything has been designed and built in-house, using recycled materials to reduce costs and environmental impact, produced using 3D printers that thump away constantly in the background.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Those subsidized tree farms are maturing now, unfortunately at a time when demand for wood fiber has been significantly reduced by global competition, increased use of recycled materials and other factors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The fact that milk comes from cows has probably occurred to them, but they prefer to think of it as recycled grass.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Their experiments showed that MDS stem cells depend strongly on the NAD salvage pathway, a recycling process that helps cells maintain their supply of NAD.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

It means recycling and keeping more aluminum scrap here at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

This was introduced because of concerns that Scotland would end up with more incinerators than needed to deal with the available waste, particularly if recycling rates increased.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Aniston, Laura Dern and Jason Momoa are part of a growing circle of celebrities, designers and stylists who are recycling clothes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

They are the masters of decay and recycling.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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