precycle

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English

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ cycle, modelled on recycle.

Verb

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precycle (third-person singular simple present precycles, present participle precycling, simple past and past participle precycled)

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  1. To avoid the need to recycle, for example by not using prepackaging.
    • 2008 October 30, Tanis Taylor, “Waste Not, Want Not”, in The Guardian:
      Recyling is good, but precycling - cutting out packaging in the first place and buying only what you need - is better.