How to Use recycle in a Sentence

recycle

1 of 2 verb
Definition of recyclenext
Synonyms for recyclenext
  • The doormat is made from recycled tires.
  • We make efforts to recycle.
  • Town residents are required to recycle cans and bottles.
  • The author recycles a familiar story in her latest novel.
  • They're studying various ways to recycle garbage into fuel.
  • If the ice is left long enough to melt, the runoff is recycled to make new cubes in your next batch.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The nylon and the poly lining are both recycled as well.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Christmas trees do not need to be cut down for recycling at the drop-off.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The Nuptse Après Booties, made from recycled upper and goose down, can be your feet’s fortress against a chilly climate.
    — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The royal recycled a green suit by Burberry for the outing.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • This movie seems proud, even smug, about recycling scraps from other fairy tales.
    — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
  • All are housed in apothecary-style glass bottles, which can be recycled, and look quite good on your kitchen counter too.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That includes habits at home, such as promptly recycling mail or putting your keys in the same place every day.
    — Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The key issue for both guilds was residuals — that is, payment fees for work done and recycled on film and over the airwaves.
    — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • Where to donate or recycle your eclipse glasses in Ohio.
    — The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The list also contains objects like muffins, recycling bin and ripped jeans.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • And, going back to the point about these works kind of recycling and plagiarizing each other: all the work has been done to make the Jews your scapegoat.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Allow ample space around the trash cart and recycling bin for ease of collection.
    — Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2023
  • For wonky furniture that’s seen better days, take the time to repair, re-stain, or recycle it.
    — Gemma Johnstone, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The wife who gave Santa a kidney used to recycle, but now everything just goes straight into the trash.
    — David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Those that are left behind, as well as extras, are recycled.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Even better, after a long meal there’s no extra cleanup— just some cans to recycle.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Both of the new models have frames crafted out of 100 percent recycled aluminum.
    — WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Set out a recycling bin or box where guests can dispose of empty cans and wine bottles as they're finished.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
  • And in 1963, another historic first: the tree's wood was recycled, donated to a Boy Scout troop.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Dog Eared Pages books inspected, cleaned and graded to be resold or recycled.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2023
  • The sleeping bags can be repaired, completely recycled, or resold when sent back to NEMO.
    — Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The idea of recycling urine to make clean drinking water might make those with even the strongest stomachs a little queasy, but NASA has managed to do just that.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 June 2023
  • The vote was heralded by some of the state’s biggest water agencies, which all have plans to build huge water recycling plants in the coming years.
    — Adam Beam, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Disposable vapes have been the cause of multiple fires in recycling plants in recent months.
    — WIRED, 19 Nov. 2023
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recycle

2 of 2 noun
  • RedBird still has room to grow with more of the old mall to recycle and vacant land to build on.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 21 July 2023
  • Place a recycle bin and trash bin nearby, and set up a towel or old sheet and a bowl of sudsy water.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2020
  • These days, new styles emerge and recycle at dizzying speed.
    — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • For the past decade, researchers have called on cities to close the loop and recycle waste heat from server farms to cut costs and carbon emissions.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Tidy the junk drawer Place a recycle bin and trash bin nearby, and set up a towel or old sheet and a bowl of sudsy water.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Shoes are among the hardest pieces of clothing to reuse or recycle.
    — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 13 June 2023
  • Residents who recycle will place all items in the large blue bin that has been provided by the city.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Plastic lids and caps that have a recycle number of 2, 4 or 5 are collectible.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Patrons should clear their own table and place cups in recycle bins.
    — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2020
  • If the number isn’t hit, the ubiquitous, hard-to-recycle foamy plastic will be banned.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022
  • Dump the contents of the drawer onto the towel and start sorting into keep, recycle, or trash.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Clippings recycle as much as 50 percent of the nitrogen that grass needs back into the soil.
    — Jessie Kissinger, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Your garbage bin can acquire a level of ethics that will refuse to accept none-recycle plastics.
    — Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • If the rest of Hollywood can reuse and recycle plots and premises, Black shows can be given that same grace.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The parts of your body that are more likely to see damage, like your skin and gut, turn over cells weekly, while other cell types can take months to years to recycle.
    — Zoie Magri, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The lights and chords are given to a local scrap metal processor to recycle.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Our iron stores are largely self-conserved: Our bodies recycle iron from old red blood cells to make new red blood cells.
    — Brittany Trang, STAT, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Sell, recycle, donate or repurpose things that no longer serve you or bring you joy.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Reuse and recycle propane canisters though, and pack out the empties.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The bill also calls for an increase in the handling fee that would help about 15 redemption centers that recycle bottles and cans around the state.
    — Christopher Keating, courant.com, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Map/brochure: Available in small box at trailheads (most recycle after use); PDF at www.openspace.org.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Portland loves to reduce, reuse and, of course, recycle.
    — oregonlive, 14 May 2021
  • In addition to air pollution, the plant will generate a steady stream of hard-to-recycle plastic, most of which will end up as waste.
    — Popular Science, 23 Feb. 2021
  • If the countdown reaches inside of T-6.8 seconds, and the SLS four main engines ignite, there will be no quick recycle attempt.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The coalition's purple recycle bins went back out to seven restaurants early this month.
    — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who first promised to phase out hard-to-recycle plastics in 2019, hailed the move as a boost to Canada's efforts to tackle climate change.
    — Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who first promised to phase out hard-to-recycle plastics in 2019, hailed the move as a boost to Canada’s efforts to tackle climate change.
    — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
  • But that litter goes into recycle bins and garbage bags for disposal.
    — CBS News, 13 May 2022
  • For the team at Penicillin, the goal is to turn single-use culture on its head, and the team is constantly looking for new ways to reuse, recycle and minimize waste.
    — Rebecca Cairns; Video By Milly Chan, CNN, 12 July 2021
  • File papers, bus glassware and plates, and recycle or toss unneeded items.
    — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021

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