What does "recycling" mean?

The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

Recycling

Common synonyms include: collection program, downcycling and upcycling, material recovery, materials conservation, plagiarizing, reclaim.

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use. countable, uncountable
2
the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products wordnet
3
Those materials culled for recycling. uncountable
"He plans to haul the recycling in on Saturday."
4
used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products wordnet
5
Something made by recycling something else. countable, figuratively, uncountable, usually
"Eddie Holman is still best remembered for his soulful, falsettoed/sex-changed recycling of Ruby & The Romantics' big-time smoothie from 1963, "Hey There Lonely Boy.""

Verb

"We must think about recycling energy."