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recycle

[ree-sahy-kuhl] / riˈsaɪ kəl /


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Rainwater is harvested from the greenhouse roofs and in response to changing weather patterns, the company are now beginning to recycle that water, and the nutrients it contains, for secondary use.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Her long term goal is not only to clean waterways but also to recycle the collected plastic into safer bioplastic materials, including composite plastic films.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Adapting to these changes requires new thinking and new approaches, he said, including efforts to use water more efficiently, recycle more wastewater, capture more runoff to replenish groundwater, and change how reservoirs are operated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

By 2028, Unicharm aims to recycle the plastic and absorbent polymer from soiled diapers to make new ones as well, Tsutomu Kido, senior executive officer of Unicharm's recycling business, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In the process we exhale carbon dioxide, which the plants then recycle to make more carbohydrates.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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