recycling plant
nounUK /ˌriːˈsaɪklɪŋ plɑːnt/
US /ˌriːˈsaɪklɪŋ plænt/
A recycling plant is a place where old things like paper and bottles are cleaned and made into new things.
The truck took our old newspapers to the recycling plant.
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2. A factory where used materials are sorted and processed into raw materials for new products.
The recycling plant sorts glass by color before melting it down.
3. An industrial site that recovers usable materials from household or commercial waste.
The city built a new recycling plant to handle plastic and metal waste.
4. A facility that turns discarded electronics into reusable components.
Workers at the recycling plant carefully take apart old computers.