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recycle

[ree-sahy-kuhl] / riˈsaɪ kəl /


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"Particularly because they're difficult to recycle due to their mixed materials."

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Rather than dribbling at every opportunity, he now shows a better understanding of when to accelerate attacks and when to recycle possession.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“We cannot maintain the business model of constant consumption and constant growth and recycle our way out of the problem—we have to produce and consume fewer things,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Once these products are thrown away, however, they become extremely difficult to recycle.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

His father had been trying to figure out a way to recycle old sneakers, and suddenly a pair of sneakers fell on top of him, seemingly out of nowhere, like a gift from God.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar

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

Oklo’s Pluto reactor, selected by the Energy Department, recycles nuclear waste and aims for commercial power by late 2027.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

With support from the Welsh government, it recycles 60 million nappies in Wales annually.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

He worked in the barbershop for a while, then got a job working for Free Venture, an environmentally certified nonprofit that refurbishes and recycles e-waste on-site.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

It includes removing a book's spine so all the pages can be scanned rapidly - and the remains recycled.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Bamboo and recycled paper give sustainability-minded shoppers some alternatives to wood-pulp paper towels and toilet paper, but critics find them rougher than they like or not plush enough.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

On its website, the company lists Tencel, recycled cotton and dead-stock fabrics as some of its preferred materials to meet its sustainability standards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The mint also uses recycled silver, some of it extracted from old radios supplied by British hospitals.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

He hauled himself through the jagged hole, shaking the last of the recycled mud from his pants.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Pro tip: In the months leading up to the move, I also saved boxes from deliveries I received, instead of hauling them downstairs to the recycling bin.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

She said it is a "massive way of recycling", describing how families "come down with one size, hang it up and take the next size along".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Unable to find work or pay to see a doctor, he has resorted to recycling cans and bottles to support himself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Those materials can be recovered from black mass through recycling processes such as chemical processing or smelting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The train rolled past scrap and recycling yards, men and women’s backs sheened mirror bright with sweat as they stacked hand carts with purchased scrap and moved it to weighing platforms for sale.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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