Definitions

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  • adjective Not recyclable.
  • noun Something that is not recyclable.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ recyclable

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Examples

  • The plant, which is the largest such facility in the Washington area, burns 3,000 tons of nonrecyclable waste a day, using steam from the process to generate electricity.

    Fairfax is urged to buy Lorton incinerator Fredrick Kunkle 2011

  • Among other things, San Jose officials learned that restricting the number and size of bins each business uses for nonrecyclable waste tends to promote the idea of recycling and composting.

    San Jose Will 'Digest' Its Trash Bobby White 2011

  • The plant, which is the largest such facility in the Washington area, burns 3,000 tons of nonrecyclable waste a day, using steam from the process to generate electricity.

    Fairfax is urged to buy Lorton incinerator Fredrick Kunkle 2011

  • The plant, which is the largest such facility in the Washington area, burns 3,000 tons of nonrecyclable waste a day, using steam from the process to generate electricity.

    Fairfax is urged to buy Lorton incinerator Fredrick Kunkle 2011

  • Put the bag in a trash bin for nonrecyclable items outside of your home — and out of reach of people and pets.

    Q&A: Is it OK to buy dented food cans at the supermarket? 2010

  • Put the bag in a trash bin for nonrecyclable items outside of your home—and out of reach of people and pets.

    Q&A: Is it OK to buy dented food cans at the supermarket? 2010

  • Under Seattle's "pay as you throw" policy, which charges more for every barrel of nonrecyclable trash, residents now generate an average of slightly more than one can per week, down from 3.5.

    Adam Smith Turns Green 2008

  • Eco-note: the packaging is plastic and nonrecyclable paper.

    Special Issue: How Kids Grow Portrait Of A Geration 2008

  • That explains why, in previous columns, I wrote that I saw nothing immoral about premarital sex, homosexuality or sex toys - except, perhaps, for nonrecyclable batteries.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Steve Caldwell 2007

  • Some councils already insist on separating glass, metal, paper and nonrecyclable refuse.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Richard 2007

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