recyclable
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being processed and used again: Describes a material or product that can be collected, treated, and transformed into new materials or products, preventing it from becoming waste.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Please place all recyclable materials, like paper and plastic bottles, in the blue bin.
- The packaging is clearly marked as recyclable.
- Not all types of plastic are recyclable in our local facility.
Advanced Usage
- "to be recyclable": The most common construction, stating the property of an object.
- This new polymer is fully recyclable.
- Used in formal or technical contexts to describe systems or processes.
- The company is committed to using 100% recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025.
Variants and Related Words
- Recycle (verb): To process used materials so they can be used again.
- We recycle our glass and metal.
- Recycling (noun): The process of converting waste into reusable material.
- The city's recycling program is very effective.
- Recyclability (noun): The quality or degree to which something is recyclable.
- The recyclability of a product depends on its material composition.
Synonyms
- Reusable: Can be used again, though not necessarily through an industrial reprocessing cycle.
- Recoverable: Capable of being retrieved or extracted for use.
Antonyms
- Non-recyclable: Not capable of being recycled.
- Disposable: Designed to be thrown away after use.
Related Phrases
- Recyclable waste/trash: Waste materials that can be recycled.
- Separate your recyclable waste from general trash.
- Recyclable content: The proportion of material in a product that comes from recycled sources.
- This paper has 50% post-consumer recyclable content.
Adjective
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capable of being used again
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