The Emergence Machine

Recycling

abstract · environment · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

Recycling is the process of transforming waste into new materials by harnessing the energy of transformation, reducing the need for raw material extraction and processing.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “recycling” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
recycling
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L3L2L1L0RecyclingNeedDriveEmotionReducingMaterialAirCellLive… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesRecycling EcoL12RecyclingL11MaterialL3ReducingL8NeedL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Material L3 (requires)
    Recycling: The process of converting waste materials into new products or materials, conserving energy by reducing the need for raw material extraction and processing.
  • Reducing L8 (requires)
    Recycling: The process of converting waste materials into new products or materials, conserving energy by reducing the need for raw material extraction and processing.
  • Need L10 (requires)
    Recycling: The process of converting waste materials into new products or materials, conserving energy by reducing the need for raw material extraction and processing.

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