[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recycle.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / recycle

[← R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/R/)

# recycle

«recycle» in Mova's school dictionary: **to collect it after use so it can be broken down and made…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (recycle, recycles, recycled, recycling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To recycle something is to collect it after use so it can be broken down and made into something new, like turning old bottles into new ones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#m1)

2) To recycle is also to use something again, for the same or a new purpose, instead of throwing it away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#m2)

3) To recycle an idea or joke is to use it again, often when it is no longer fresh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and everyday life it is part of «reduce, reuse, recycle»: paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans and some plastics go in the recycling bin, which saves materials, energy and space in landfill. At school pupils sort rubbish into bins. Phrases: «recycle bin», «recycled paper», «recycling centre», «reduce, reuse, recycle».

### examples

- We recycle our cans and bottles every week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x1)
- This notebook is made from recycled paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x2)
- Rinse the yogurt pot before you recycle it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x3)
- Glass can be recycled again and again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x4)
- Our class recycled old boxes into a castle model. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x5)
- Batteries must not go in the normal bin; take them to be recycled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x6)
- Not all plastic can be recycled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x7)
- He recycled the same joke from last year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: recycled, recycling. «Recycling» is also a noun (see recycling). Recycling is not the same as reusing: reusing keeps the object as it is; recycling breaks it down to make a new thing. Dirty or greasy items (like a pizza box with oil) often cannot be recycled.

### In the corpora

- [Woodlice eat their own poo to recycle copper their bodies need and clean up the garden by eating dead leaves and wood.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/370-minibeasts-in-the-house-house-spiders-silverfish-woodlice-moths-and-cockroaches/11/)
- [Aluminium and glass can be recycled again and again without wearing out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/32-recycling-second-life/9/)
- [Batteries should be recycled at a battery bin, because in ordinary rubbish they can leak poison and start fires in bin lorries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/113-babies-batteries-and-magnets/11/)
- [Ask before using a cardboard box for a project, and recycle it after.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/244-building-and-making-things/23/)
- [Ask before using a cardboard box for a model, and recycle it afterwards to save resources.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «recycle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/recycle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.