Chicago way n.— «When asked how he could have pulled off such an escape, Mr. Alsammarae, who moved to Chicago in 1976 but returned to Iraq just after the invasion, laughed uproariously for 20 seconds. Then, recycling a famous line from an exchange...
upcycle v.— «William McDonough and Michael Braungart did just that in their book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (North Point Press), 2003. The word they coined is “upcycling’ which is the practice of recycling waste materials for...
scrapper n.— «On the streets of Kansas City, a scrapper is a person who collects scrap metal and then recycles it for cold, hard cash.» —“Copper is gold in recycling” by Steve Penn Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Kan.-Mo.) Apr. 4, 2006. (source:...
hogger n.— «The charge followed the death of Kevin Arnup, a foreman at the firm, in December 2003 as an industrial paper shredder, or hogger, restarted as he tried to clear a blockage.» —“Manslaughter charge for recycling firm after paper shredder...
mottainai n.— «Maathai, who is also an Assistant Environment Minister, urged the world to adopt “mottainai”, a Japanese term for reducing, reusing and recycling resources.» —“Campaign for debt relief, Maathai tells Africa” The Standard (Nairobi...
