reprocessable

Can be reworked

Reprocessable describes materials or substances that can be processed again after initial use.

The term appears most often in discussions of waste management, recycling, and manufacturing: reprocessable plastics, reprocessable nuclear fuel.

Unlike single-use materials, reprocessable ones retain properties that allow them to be broken down and reformed into new products.

sustainability

circularity

State of being round

cradle-to-cradleClosed-loop production model
life-cycleOrganism's complete developmental sequence
closed-loopSystem with feedback control

zero-waste · eco-design · downcycling · renewable · biodegradability

industrial

feedstock

Unprocessed manufacturing input

byproductsSecondary results of production
sortingArranging into sequence
shreddingCutting into thin pieces

pelletizing · granulation · pulping · smelting · extrusion · batch · input · output · manufacturing · production

reuse

repurpose

Adapt for new use

reclaimTake back possession
salvageRecovering damaged goods
refurbishRestore worn items

recondition · remanufacture · rebuild · upcycle · second-life · restore · overhaul · recirculate · recover · retread

recyclable

plastics

Moldable petroleum-based materials

metalsLustrous conductive elements
glassTransparent solid from sand
paperPressed pulp for writing

cardboard · aluminum · steel · PET · HDPE · polyethylene · copper · corrugated · bottles · cans

Opposites

recyclability/reusability

reprocessablesingle-use

For one application only

disposable · throwaway · unrecyclable · expendable · terminal

material permanence/finality

reprocessableirreversible

Cannot be undone

consumed · spent · exhausted · depleted · used up

material degradation

reprocessableunrecoverable

Impossible to regain

contaminated · spent

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