‘People would soon be able to bring recyclable goods to the land fill.’
‘They tell you how recyclable any plastic product is, though most of their products are wood and paper.’
‘There is extensive use of recycled and recyclable plastics on the vehicle.’
‘The introduction of proposed EU legislation on the need for more recyclable plastics in vehicles will also encourage the use of such material in Europe.’
‘Everyone else took pride in pelting them with recyclable plastic.’
‘It provides ‘green’ bins for recyclable waste, paper, tins, bottles and plastic.’
‘His estimates included indirect costs such as management of the landfill, where staff store recyclable plastics, glass and paper.’
‘If all supermarkets used recyclable bags, consumers would be able to help fight pollution.’
‘Householders will also receive their first five clear plastic sacks for holding the recyclable waste in the post.’
‘Ironically, CDs and DVDs are made from recyclable materials, yet the vast majority end up in landfills or incinerators anyway.’
‘And green materials, such as bamboo, cork, and recycled and recyclable carpet, will be used.’
‘Some of the recyclable materials include paper, plastics, metals and tyres.’
‘Under the law, he said it was illegal for recycling businesses to go to housing estates and collect recyclable waste directly.’
‘All recyclable goods will be taken to an existing recycling facility in Bexley until Greenwich's opens in April 2004.’
‘The borough council could make money from collecting this recyclable waste and all traders want is somewhere to put it.’
‘My job is to handle recyclable waste for 16 floors.’
‘The organizers will provide you with resources to obtain biodegradable and recyclable utensils and paper products if you wish.’
‘Collections for ordinary waste and recyclable waste were held on alternative weeks, and the results impressed council officials.’
‘While the council has restored a weekly collection of residual waste, the fortnightly collection of recyclable waste from the black boxes continues.’
‘Last year the collection of dry recyclable goods was extended to an additional 110,000 households nationwide.’
noun
usually recyclables
A substance or object that can be recycled.
‘the city could sell recyclables at a profit’
‘Bins would be dedicated to composting material, wood waste, tires, consumer recyclables, metals as well as regular solid wastes.’
‘Then there is the frustration of opening a bag of paper recyclables and finding coffee grounds, gum, or other food stuff.’
‘The city will collect organic materials and recyclables free of charge.’
‘Zero waste programs separate garbage when it is collected into recyclables, hazardous waste, and wet waste - the largest component.’
‘Beachcombers there collected 26,940 pounds of recyclables and 91,000 pounds of trash.’
‘When it comes to sorting people's green-box recyclables, glass and metal are at opposite ends of the spectrum.’
‘The mayor also pointed to the city's high contamination rate: an alarming 40 percent of non-paper recyclables end up in the waste stream.’
‘City schools in Pattaya are turning trash into cash - collecting recyclables and selling them to dealers.’
‘Suppose in addition to your blue bin for recyclables, you had a green one for kitchen scraps?’
‘Money obtained from selling recyclables is used to subsidise the service, but the costs of collection are much greater.’
‘Residents have been issued with a black box for dry recyclables such as paper, glass, cans, plastic bottles and textiles.’
‘The other four categories of recyclables are cloth and rags, paper, clean plastic bags and styrofoam.’
‘Swindon Council provided households with a box for cardboard, paper and other recyclables.’
‘The figures quoted are only for the collection of dry recyclables, for example paper and glass.’
‘Within 25 years, he predicts, homeowners, as well as businesses, will no longer have to separate recyclables from their garbage.’
‘I always clean my apartment, separate my plastic recyclables from my trash, and I never turn the stereo loud enough for the neighbors to hear.’
‘Currently, just over 150 groups clean more than 5,000 bags of litter and recyclables from our highways each spring.’
‘Please co-operate by only depositing the correct recyclables in the appropriate containers.’
‘Trucks come right to each house and take away garbage and recyclables.’
‘Both normal rubbish and recyclables will be collected on the same day.’
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