recycling services

Curbside pickup program

Recycling services are businesses or municipal programs that collect, process, and repurpose waste materials—paper, glass, plastic, metal—diverting them from landfills.

Services range from curbside pickup to drop-off centers to specialized handlers for electronics or hazardous materials: The city expanded its recycling services to include composting.

Opposites
waste destination

recycling servicesgarbage disposal

Sink appliance that shreds food

waste disposal · trash collection · incineration · dumping · landfilling

environmental impact

recycling servicesillegal dumping

Unlawful waste disposal

ocean dumping · pollution · littering · resource depletion · throwaway culture

waste fate

recycling servicesgarbage disposal

Sink appliance that shreds food

garbage collection · waste-to-energy · illegal dumping · ocean dumping · throwing away

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G