recycle

Universal Words verb [VN] 1 to treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again: Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. * This envelope is made from recycled paper. 2 to use the same ideas, methods, jokes, etc. again: He recycled all his old jokes. recyclable adjective: recyclable plastic recycling noun [U]: the recycling of glass * a recycling plant