Preferred term

RECYCLING

Broader concept

Related concepts

Used for

  • RESOURCE RECOVERY
  • WASTE RECLAMATION
  • WASTE RECYCLING

Scope note

  • The process of recovering useful physical or chemical elements from materials that have served a specific purpose and can be reused or recycled for the same or other purposes

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URI

http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1005396

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