recycled

transitive verb recycled, recycling

1. to pass through a cycle or part of a cycle again, as for checking, treating, etc.
2. to use again and again, as a single supply of water in cooling, washing, diluting, etc.
3. 1. to treat or process in order to use again: recycle aluminum cans
   2. to gather up and turn in (empty bottles and cans, old newspapers, etc.) to be so treated or processed
4. to alter or adapt to a new use or function: recycle an old tenement into condominiums
5. to use again; bring back; reuse: recycle a speech from a previous campaign

intransitive verb

1. to pass through a cycle, system, etc. and return to the starting point again or repeatedly: the electronic flash recycles in 5 seconds; the water recycles through the cooling system
2. to engage in recycling empty bottles, old newspapers, etc.