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unrecyclable

unrecyclable adjective: not recyclable.

Adjective

unrecyclable (not comparable)

  1. Not recyclable.
    • I wanted to dispose of an empty canister with a plastic top, cardboard sides and metal bottom, but I decided it was unrecyclable.

Noun

unrecyclable (plural unrecyclables)

  1. Anything that cannot be recycled.
    • Yes, it is scary that Toronto Waste Management is inviting packaging industries to forecast the next unrecyclables they'll be coming out with.2009 June 22, “Get with it, packaging industry”, in Toronto Star

Forms of unrecyclable

pluralunrecyclables

Origin of unrecyclable

From un- + recyclable.

Questions about unrecyclable

What does unrecyclable mean?
Unrecyclable means not recyclable.
What part of speech is unrecyclable?
Unrecyclable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near unrecyclable in the dictionary

  1. unrecuring
  2. unrecurrent
  3. unrecurring
  4. unrecurved
  5. unrecuse
  6. unrecyclable
  7. unrecyclables
  8. unrecycled
  9. unred
  10. unredact
  11. unredactable

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