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unrecyclable

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not recyclable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I wanted to dispose of an empty canister with a plastic top, cardboard sides and metal bottom, but I decided it was unrecyclable.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Anything that cannot be recycled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English recyclable English unrecyclable From un- + recyclable.