recycledadjective
uk/ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəld/us/ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəld/B1 having been used before and then put through a process so that it can form a new product:
This newspaper is made of recycled paper.
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- The amount of recycled glass used in manufacture doubled in five years.
- Offices can easily become more environmentally-friendly by, for example, using recycled paper.
- These organic olives are packaged in recycled glass containers.
- This card is printed on recycled paper .
- We try to use recycled cartridges wherever possible.
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- environmentally friendly
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- recycle
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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