If a material is recyclable, people can process it after use and turn it into something new instead of throwing it away for good.

If a material is recyclable如果一種材料是recyclable（可回收的），people can process it after use就代表人們可以在用過之後處理它，and turn it into something new把它變成新的東西，instead of throwing it away for good而不是直接把它永遠丟掉。

Paper, many plastics, glass, and metal cans are often recyclable — though actually what counts depends on your local rules, not on the word. A bottle can be recyclable and still end up in ordinary rubbish if nobody puts it in the right bin; the word names a possibility, not a promise.

Paper, many plastics, glass, and metal cans紙、很多塑膠、玻璃，還有金屬罐 are often recyclable通常都是recyclable的——though actually what counts depends on your local rules不過實際上算不算，要看你當地的規定，not on the word而不是看這個字本身。A bottle can be recyclable一個瓶子可以是recyclable的 and still end up in ordinary rubbish但還是可能最後被丟進一般垃圾裡 if nobody puts it in the right bin如果沒有人把它放進正確的回收桶；the word names a possibility, not a promise這個字講的是一種可能性，不是保證。

It is an everyday public word now: you see it on packaging and street signs. Used as a noun, a recyclable is an item of that kind.

It is an everyday public word now這個字現在是日常生活裡很常見的字：you see it on packaging and street signs你會在包裝和路上的標誌看到它。Used as a noun當成名詞用時，a recyclable is an item of that kind一個recyclable就是指這一類的物品。

Recyclable is not the same as recycled: recycled already went through the process; recyclable still can.

Recyclable is not the same as recycledRecyclable跟recycled不一樣：recycled already went through the processrecycled是已經處理過了；recyclable still canrecyclable則是還可以被處理。