recycling
part of speech
noun (recycling — uncountable); verb form (-ing of recycle: recycling)
meaning for a pupil
1) Recycling is the process of collecting used things like paper, glass, metal and plastic and making them into new things. tree →
2) Recycling is also the things that are collected to be recycled. tree →
3) Recycling (verb form) means the action of recycling something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, geography and everyday life, recycling saves raw materials and energy, cuts pollution and means less rubbish in landfill. Bins are often colour-coded (rules differ by town). Some things cannot go in recycling, like dirty food packaging, nappies and batteries (they need special collection). Recycling comes after «reduce» and «reuse» in the waste hierarchy. Phrases: «recycling bin», «recycling centre», «put out the recycling», «recycling symbol».
examples
- Put the bottles in the recycling bin. tree →
- It's my job to put out the recycling on Tuesday. tree →
- Recycling saves energy and materials. tree →
- Our school won a prize for recycling. tree →
- We are recycling old newspapers into papier-mâché. tree →
- Look for the recycling symbol on the packet. tree →
- Recycling is good, but using less is even better. tree →
- Take old batteries to the recycling centre. tree →
note
Uncountable as a noun: «the recycling», not «a recycling». Verb: recycle, recycled. Recycling ≠ reusing: reusing keeps the object; recycling makes it into new material.
In the corpora
- Councils have recycling rules about which bin takes plastic, paper, glass or food, and the rules differ from place to place.
- If the wrong things go in a recycling bin, a whole load can be spoiled.
- Recycling is good, but it still uses energy and trucks.
- Rubbish goes in the right bin: recycling, compost or general waste.
- Put lunch rubbish in the right bin: recycling, compost or general waste.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «recycling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.