recyclere·cy·cle /ˌriːˈsaɪkəl/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to put used objects or materials through a special process, so that they can be used againWe recycle all our cans and bottles.
Environmentalists have attacked the material because it doesn’t recycle as well as steel.
—recyclable adjectiveadjrecyclable materials
—recycled adjectiveadjrecycled paper
—recycling noun [uncountableU]a metals recycling plant