- present participle of recycle.
recycling
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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
They were outraged about the lack of government accountability surrounding the closure of the Exide battery recycling plant in nearby Vernon that had contaminated thousands of homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"It's great places like the recycling centres take clothing, but that doesn't go back to families again," Bex said.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“The Shards” is more problematic: Mr. Ellis has been recycling his depraved teen angels long enough that the show, a collaboration with Ryan Murphy, becomes parody, even comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
I bag up the recycling from all three bins and lug it out.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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I mostly listen, relaxing after the day’s exertions, pinching myself at the wondrously weird subcultures of this underland, reflecting on the bizarre cultural recyclings that it calls out.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019
I have no objection to its repeats and recyclings; long years of exposure to minimalism in music and dance have given many of us an appetite for this.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2016
Perhaps the heroes are too familiar: both of this month’s Marvel offerings, Spider-Man and X-Men, are recast recyclings of popular series that concluded a mere seven and eight years ago.
From Time ● May 27, 2014
These recyclings and post-modern experiments run the gamut in quality.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2010
Mulch was not one bit surprised that his recyclings had managed to hurl the elephantine Mud Man several yards through the air.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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