reutilizate

Reutilizate is the Romanian feminine plural form of the past participle of the verb reutiliza, and it functions as an adjective describing objects or materials that have been used previously and are intended for further use. The term is widely used in environmental and economic contexts to distinguish reuse from recycling, and it appears in policies, labels, and everyday language to emphasize extending the life of products.

Grammatically, reutilizate agrees with feminine plural nouns. The related forms are reutilizat (masculine singular), reutilizati (masculine plural), and reutilizata (feminine singular).

In practice, reutilizate covers items such as ambalaje reutilizate (reused packaging), materiale reutilizate (reused materials), or articole reutilizate (reused articles). The concept is part of the broader notion of reuse within the circular economy and contrasts with reciclare (recycling), which refers to processing waste into new materials. Etymology: the word derives from prefixul re- meaning again, combined with utiliza (to use), which itself comes from Latin utilis (useful).

See also: reutilizare, economie circulară, reciclare, refolosire.