170 posts analyzed Updated Aug 2026
Averages 6 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.
r/recycling Traffic & Engagement r/recycling Traffic & Engagement
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Upvote Distribution
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r/recycling Most Active Times When r/recycling Is Most Active
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r/recycling Flair Performance r/recycling Flair Performance
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No flaired posts were found in this month's data.
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r/recycling Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/recycling
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| recycling | 46 (27.1%) | 23 | 3 |
| plastic | 24 (14.1%) | 3 | 7 |
| waste | 17 (10.0%) | 2 | 1 |
| scrap | 15 (8.8%) | 14 | 7 |
| plant | 12 (7.1%) | 74 | 4 |
| old | 11 (6.5%) | 12 | 4 |
| recycle | 10 (5.9%) | 8 | 4 |
r/recycling Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/recycling
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| youtube.com | 5 | 1 |
| greenpermits.in | 4 | 1 |
r/recycling Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/recycling
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Americans bury 50,000 discarded mattresses every day, and over 80 percent of what is inside each one is steel, foam and wood that a recycling plant can sell straight back to industry
How soda cans get crushed
The U.S. has banned the export of battery scrap, black mass, and tungsten scrap.
a 255,000-square-foot recycling plant in Georgia can chew through 5 gigawatts’ worth of old solar panels per year and pull the silver, copper, aluminum, silicon, and glass back out of them. The factory going up right beside it will feed the recovered material straight back into new US-made panels
New AI sorting system will pull recyclables from trash in Kent County
Chemists have turned a hard-to-recycle plastic into valuable oil
DIY Paper recycling
Jocey and Bradyn’s Lego Costumes
Arizona opens $1 million in recycling grants for businesses, schools and local governments
Chocolate wrapper. 29 years old. Shared from a public post on Facebook by The North Essex Ladder.
r/recycling Audience Overlap r/recycling Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
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r/recycling FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/recycling
What's the best time to post on r/recycling?
Based on posting volume, r/recycling is most active on Tuesdays around 2 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/recycling?
r/recycling averages 6 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/recycling get?
Posts on r/recycling average about 11 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/recycling get most?
On r/recycling, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts