kierrät

Kierrät is a Finnish verb form meaning "you recycle." It is the present tense second-person singular of kierrättää, the verb for recycling or reusing materials. The form is commonly used when giving instructions, making statements about someone's actions, or in campaigns promoting waste sorting and sustainability.

Grammatical notes: The infinitive is kierrättää. Present tense forms include minä kierrän, sinä kierrät, hän kierrättää; past tense kierrätti; the past participle kierrätetty. The noun kierrätys refers to the act or process of recycling; a recyclable material is described with kierrätettävä.

Examples: "Sinä kierrät muovia." (You recycle plastic.) "Hän kierrättää lasia ja paperia." (He/She recycles glass and paper.)

Context and usage: In Finland, recycling is integrated into municipal waste management, with source separation (lajittelu) and dedicated recycling points (kierrätyspisteet). Packaging waste obligations and public awareness campaigns support the practice. The concept sits within broader environmental and policy frameworks aimed at reducing waste and promoting the circular economy.

Etymology and related terms: Kierräittие originates from kierrä- meaning to turn or go around, extended in modern Finnish to the idea of reprocessing materials. Related terms include kierrätys (recycling), kierrätettävä (recyclable), and lajittelu (sorting), all commonly used in discussions of waste management and sustainability.