recycling

1. (countable, uncountable)The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

   Recycling, Wiederverwertung

   перерабо́тка отхо́довpererabótka otxódov, втори́чная перерабо́ткаvtoríčnaja pererabótka, реци́клингrecíkling

   used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products

2. (uncountable)Those materials culled for recycling.

   He plans to haul the recycling in on Saturday.

3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable, usually)Something made by recycling something else.

1. I'm addicted to recycling.

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2. Would that be called recycling?

   deKönnte man das als Wiederverwertung bezeichnen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. We must think about recycling energy.

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4. This city's recycling rate is only 15%.

   deIn dieser Stadt liegt die Wiederverwertungsrate bei nur 15 %. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Toss it into the recycling bin.

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