wishcycling
English
Alternative forms
- wish cycling
- wish-cycling
Etymology
Blend of wish + recycling, said to have been coined by Bill Keegan, president of a recycling company.
Noun
wishcycling (uncountable)
- (neologism) Putting items out for recycling based on hope that they will be recycled rather than evidence that they will be recycled.
- 2015 September 19, Eric Roper, “Global shifts put squeeze on Twin Cities recycling”, in Star Tribune:
- Some new innovative packaging can’t be recycled, but nonetheless ends up in the single-sort bin through what Keegan calls “wish cycling.”
- 2019 August 30, Jackie Flynn Mogensen, “One Very Bad Habit Is Fueling the Global Recycling Meltdown”, in Mother Jones:
- Not only that, but wishcycling is playing a big role in the current global recycling meltdown.