verb · neutral

recycle

/riːˈsaɪkl/re·CY·cle

Band 5-6speakingtask2

to process waste materials so they can be used again

Examples

We separate glass and plastic at home so both can be recycled.

Some companies recycle old tyres into playground surfaces.

The school runs a campaign to encourage students to recycle paper.

Band 8 sentence

A circular economy depends on designing products so that materials can be easily recycled at the end of their life.

Collocations

  • recycle waste
  • recycling centre
  • recyclable materials

Word family

recycle nounrecyclable adjectiverecycling noun

Common mistakes

recylerecycle

a recyclea recycling bin / to recycle

recycleablerecyclable

Say it for a higher band

5throw away6reuse7+recycle

Synonyms

reuse

Easily confused

reuse

Instead of throwing the container away, try to reuse it several times.

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