demanufacture

Definitions

noun A process of recycling that involves the dismantling and/or disassembly of an item to gain the maximum amount of recyclable materials.
verb To recycle material using this process

de- +‎ manufacture

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As we covered last month, the companies demanufacture and recycle the old appliances.

Get money for your clunker refrigerator or freezer and have it hauled away for free 2010
As we covered last month, the companies demanufacture and recycle the old appliances.

Get money for your clunker refrigerator or freezer and have it hauled away for free 2010
If barbarians manufacture a crisis, everybody will be grateful to them when they demanufacture it.

"I went out there to have a bit of an adventure and got more of an adventure than I bargained for." Ann Althouse 2007
If barbarians manufacture a crisis, everybody will be grateful to them when they demanufacture it.

"I went out there to have a bit of an adventure and got more of an adventure than I bargained for." Ann Althouse 2007
So, I demanufacture my Polaroids by ruining the integrity of them, and that becomes the integrity of them.

Headbangers Blog 2009
Supreme remains on the DEP's Web site as a facility "approved to demanufacture consumer electronics."

Latest News 2009
October 24th, 2008 at 4: 43 pm fear factory is awesome. it's disheartening that they fell apart and lost all their cred. those guy really knew how to rock out hard. they're one of the first metal bands i ever listened to and demanufacture is still a classic.

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"eLoop will demanufacture - break down - into primary components," said Mazza.

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