Meanings
adjectiveunrecyclable (not comparable)
- not comparableNot recyclable.
I wanted to dispose of an empty canister with a plastic top, cardboard sides and metal bottom, but I decided it was unrecyclable.
noununrecyclable (plural unrecyclables)
plural unrecyclables
- Anything that cannot be recycled.
Yes, it is scary that Toronto Waste Management is inviting packaging industries to forecast the next unrecyclables they'll be coming out with.
2009 June 22, “Get with it, packaging industry”, in Toronto Star
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishrecyclable
- Englishunrecyclable
From un- + recyclable.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unrecyclable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrecyclable
MLA
“unrecyclable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrecyclable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrecyclable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrecyclable.
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