recoveredmaterials

noun
UK /rɪˈkʌvəd məˈtɪəriəlz/
US /rɪˈkʌvərd məˈtɪriəlz/

Things that are saved and used again instead of being thrown away.

The art class made sculptures from recoveredmaterials like bottle caps and old paper.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Materials taken back from a place after an accident or disaster.

Workers gathered the recoveredmaterials from the flooded warehouse.

3. Useful substances obtained again from waste or scrap.

The factory sells recoveredmaterials such as metal and glass to other companies.

4. Items collected after being lost or left behind.

The lost-and-found box held recoveredmaterials from the school playground.