as in recovered
to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product
recycling the aluminum from soda pop cans is environmentally sound
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Recent Examples of recycled
What’s more, if it’s ever built, the construction will be primarily recycled aluminum.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Foundations and underground cables made of concrete, plastic, and metal can usually be recycled but are often left underground when a project is discontinued.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
That is, how our planet’s tectonic plates enable large amounts of carbon dioxide to be continually removed from earth’s atmosphere and recycled back into its crust.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Foundations and underground cables made of concrete, plastic, and metal can usually be recycled but are often left underground when a project is discontinued.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
That is, how our planet’s tectonic plates enable large amounts of carbon dioxide to be continually removed from earth’s atmosphere and recycled back into its crust.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Recycled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recycled. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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