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Definition of Recycling

1. Noun. The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products.

Definition of Recycling

1. Noun. The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use. ¹

2. Noun. Those materials culled for recycling. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of recycle) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recycling

1. recycle [v] - See also: recycle

Medical Definition of Recycling

1. In most tokamaks the pulse length is at least an order of magnitude larger than the particle containment time. Thus on average each plasma ion goes to the wall or limiter and returns to the plasma many times during the length of the discharge. This process is called recycling. (section 9.3 of reference 14, Tokamaks by John Wesson) (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Recycling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"3.2 Recovery and recycling trends In 2001, 28% of total municipal waste generated (9 million ... recycling of old batteries is still at an early stage. ..."

2. Federal Options for Reducing Waste Disposal by Terry Dinan (1995)
"This report assumes that the price households would be charged for recycling and composting their waste would be less than the price they would be charged ..."

3. Germany, Garbage and the Green Dot: Challenging the Throwaway Society by Bette K. Fishbein (1996)
"Energy balance studies do not answer comprehensive life- cycle questions regarding the overall environmental consequences of chemical recycling. ..."

4. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Committee on Environmental Policy (2006)
"Box 2.7 Economic aspects of separate collection and recycling Separate collection of municipal waste involves various costs (eg for containers, logistics, ..."

5. Managing Industrial Solid Wastes from Manufacturing, Mining, Oil and Gas by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Industries reporting the highest recycling rates included furniture and fixtures, ... The rate of recycling generally depends on the economic value of the ..."

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