Usage Note
Riciclare uses avere as its auxiliary: ho riciclato. It is a first-conjugation (-are) verb and perfectly regular. Beyond ecology, it can describe repurposing anything — materials, ideas, or even people ('riciclare un vecchio discorso' = to recycle an old speech).
Examples
"È importante riciclare carta e plastica."
Natural Translation
It is important to recycle paper and plastic.
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