Recycling means reusing things. In many countries, recycling is a daily habit. Used books and toys are given to others. Old clothes are used as rags for cleaning. Plastic pots store seeds.
Old newspapers make paper containers.
Even nature recycles. When plants and animals die, they fertilize the soil or, after many centuries, become coal and oil. In many countries, recycling is done routinely. New paper is made from old ones. If you recycle one ton of paper, you can save 17 trees.