waste recycling
Refuse becomes resources
Waste recycling is the process of converting discarded materials into new products or raw materials.
The term emphasizes that what would otherwise be waste—paper, plastic, glass, metal—gets diverted from landfills and reprocessed: The city expanded its waste recycling program to include electronics.
Often shortened to simply recycling.
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- green binCompost collection container
- plasticCapable of being molded
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
metal · blue bin · curbside pickup · upcycling · resource conservation · consumer awareness · batteries · deposit return · bottle drive · energy savings · carbon footprint reduction · paper · circular economy · cost efficiency · certification standards · construction debris · electronics · pyrolysis
- green practicesrecycled paper, reusable bags, solar panels, solar power, solar energy
- sustainable citiesecovillage, green building, net zero, urban farm, green space
- environmental issuesair pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, global warming, habitat loss
- sanitationsewage, sewers, cleaning, sewer, disinfecting
- waste managementtrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, litter
- green techsolar panels, solar power, wind energy, clean energy, wind turbines
waste recyclingdumping
Disposing carelessly or abruptly
ocean dumping · trash disposal · illegal dumping · landfilling · incineration
waste recyclingthrowaway culture
Norm of discarding over repairing
planned obsolescence · resource extraction · wastefulness · resource depletion · mining