Noun
Wish-Cycling is the act of recycling an item hoping that it can be reused but not knowing whether it is actually recyclable.
Recycling intentions are good however when an item is incorrectly recycled it actually causes more harm than good.
It's is a costly error to both the environment and recycling companies.
Examples of recyclable items are all types of glass, plastic containers marked with recyclable indicator, cardboard, aluminum and metal objects.
Example of Wish-Cycling in a sentence
People wish-cycle many items incorrectly such as oil stained pizza boxes.
Synonyms
Non Recyclable, wishcycle, wishcycler