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Reclamation vs Recycling - What's the difference?

reclamation | recycling |

As nouns the difference between reclamation and recycling

is that reclamation is the act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed while recycling is the practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

As a verb recycling is

present participle of lang=en.

reclamation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
  • The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

    • recycling

    English

    (wikipedia recycling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.
  • (uncountable) Those materials culled for recycling.
    • He plans to haul the recycling in on Saturday.

    Verb

    (head)