Vokabelliste: Werkstoffliches Kunststoffrecycling

das Recycling, die Wiederverwertung	recycling
werkstoffliches Recycling	recycling that produces new materials without altering the chemical composition of the recycled materials
rohstoffliches Recycling	recycling that produces new raw materials by simplifying the chemical composition of the recycled materials
recyceln	to recycle [industrially or privately]
wieder verwerten	to recycle [used in industrial/economic contexts; can’t use this to say “I recycle”]
wieder aufbereiten, die Wiederaufbereitung	to recycle, to reprocess nuclear waste for reuse [used in industrial/economic contexts; can’t use this to say “I recycle”]
seinen Müll trennen [“ich trenne meinen Müll”]	to recycle [privately]
wieder verwenden; die Wiederverwendung	to reuse; reuse

der Kunststoff, -e	plastic, synthetic material
der Rohstoff, -e	raw material
die Verpackung, -en	packaging
der Abfall, ¨-e; der Müll	garbage, trash
verwerten; die Verwertung	to make use of, to exploit; utilization, exploitation [used specifically with things like ideas, data and inventions on the one hand, and things like leftovers, byproducts and garbage on the other hand]
das Granulat, -e	pellets, granulate material
das Gehäuse, –	casing
sortieren	to sort
trennen	to separate
das Sieb, -e; sieben	sieve, strainer; to pass something through a sieve, to sift, to strain
der Magnet, -e or -en	magnet
das Eisen	iron
das Metall, -e	metal
das Aluminium	alumin(i)um
die Pappe	cardboard
der Karton, -s	cardboard box
das Styropor	styrofoam
das Erzeugnis, -se	(industrial) product
her•stellen	to produce, manufacture
schmelzen, er/sie/es/they schmilzt, schmolz, hat/ist geschmolzen	to melt
das Gemisch; mischen, vermischen	mixture; to mix
die Mühle, -n; mahlen, mahlte, hat gemahlen	mill; to grind (as in a mill, i.e. for making things smaller, not e.g. for grinding one’s teeth or grinding a knife)
die Schwerkraft	gravity, gravitational force
die Zentrifugalkraft, ¨-e; die Zentripetalkraft, ¨-e	centrifugal force; centripetal force
die Dichte	density

erhalten, er/sie/es/they erhält, erhielt, hat erhalten	to conserve, to preserve; to receive [more formal than “bekommen” in this sense]
zusätzlich	in addition, additional(ly)
stet, stetig; stets	continuous, steady (in the sense of: continuous); always
der Aufwand; aufwändig [old spelling: aufwendig]	expenditure of money or other resources; costly, elaborate, lavish
verschmutzt	contaminated, soiled, polluted
verzichten auf	to do without, to forgo
anschließend	subsequently
die Stufe, -n	step

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der Windsichter, –	air separator [i.e. a separator that uses a blower]
die Störstoffe	foreign or undesirable objects/substances [in the recycling context]
der Wirbelstromscheider, –	Wirbel = whirl, eddy; Wirbelstrom = a turbulent flow of air; Wirbelstromscheider = a separator that employs a turbulent flow of air
das Trommelsieb, -e	sieve or strainer in the form of a drum
der Verbundstoff, -e	composite material
der Ballen, –	bale
sortenrein	unmixed
an•fallen, er/sie/es/they fällt an, fiel an, ist angefallen	to accrue, to accumulate; conjugated with “haben,” it also means “to attack,” and is used especially for animals attacking people, or for people attacking each other brutally
das Ausgangsprodukt, -e	the initial product [analogous to: die Ausgangssituation, the initial situation]
die Kunststoffleiste, -n	plastic rail
verdreckt	filthy, dirty (worse than “schmutzig”)
die Scherkraft, ¨-e	shearing force
anteilig	proportionate, proportional(ly)
das Bindemittel, –	adhesive or bonding agent
das Duromer	duromer, thermosetting plastic [this type of plastic hardens permanently after an initial application of heat when it is produced, and cannot be remoulded, unlike thermoplastic plastic]