recycling B1 Topic:Environment & Ecology US /riːˈsaɪkəlɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #13403 Meanings 1 noun The process of treating used materials so they can be used again. Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. 2 noun Waste materials that have been collected to be reused. He plans to take the recycling out on Saturday. Thesaurus Word family Forms recyclings Derived forms antirecyclingbiorecyclinge-recyclinggrasscyclingnonrecyclingpeecyclingwishcycling Common collocations recycling bin Noun + noun Topics Environment & Ecology External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # recycling **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /riːˈsaɪkəlɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 13403 ## Meanings 1. The process of treating used materials so they can be used again. 2. Waste materials that have been collected to be reused. ## Examples - Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. - He plans to take the recycling out on Saturday. ## Derived Forms - antirecycling - biorecycling - e-recycling - grasscycling - nonrecycling - peecycling - wishcycling ## Topics - Environment & Ecology markdown