Preferred Term
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
Used For
RESOURCE RECOVERY, WASTE RECLAMATION, WASTE RECYCLING
Hierarchy
03 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Broader Terms
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Related Terms
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LOW WASTE TECHNOLOGY
RESOURCES CONSERVATION
SCRAP METAL INDUSTRY
SCRAP METALS
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE TREATMENT
WASTE UTILIZATION
WASTES
WATER REUSE
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1005396
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Language Equivalents
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إعادة التدوير
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回收利用
en
RECYCLING
fr
RECYCLAGE
ru
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