Reclaim, reclaimed, reclaimer, reclaiming or reclamation means "to get something back". It may refer to: *

Land reclamation Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamati ...

, creating new land from oceans, riverbeds, or lake beds *

Dedesertification Desertification is a type of land degradation in drylands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or induced by human activities whereby fertile areas become increasingly arid. It is the spread of arid areas caused by ...

, reversing of the

land degradation Land degradation is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land. It is viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be deleterious ...

in arid and semi-arid regions *

Mine reclamation Mine reclamation is the process of modifying land that has been mined to ecologically functional or economically usable state. Although the process of mine reclamation occurs once mining is completed, the planning of mine reclamation activiti ...

, restoring land that has been mined to a usable state *

Stream restoration Stream restoration or river restoration, also sometimes referred to as river reclamation, is work conducted to improve the environmental health of a river or stream, in support of biodiversity, recreation, flood management and/or landscape developm ...

, improving the environmental health of streams and rivers *

Street reclamation Street reclaiming is the process of converting, or otherwise returning streets to a stronger focus on non-car use — such as walking, cycling and active street life. It is advocated by many urban planners and urban economists, of widely varyin ...

, to increase non-car uses of streets

Materials

Reclaimed water Water reclamation (also called wastewater reuse, water reuse or water recycling) is the process of converting municipal wastewater Sewage (or domestic sewage, domestic wastewater, municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produce ...

, converting wastewater into water that can be used for other purposes *

Mechanically separated meat Mechanically separated meat (MSM), mechanically recovered/reclaimed meat (MRM), or mechanically deboned meat (MDM) is a paste-like meat product produced by forcing pureed or ground beef, pork, mutton, turkey or chicken, under high pressure thro ...

, a paste-like meat product *

Landfill mining Landfill mining and reclamation (LFMR) is a process which excavates and processes solid wastes which have previously been landfilled. The process aims to reduce the amount of landfill mass encapsulated within the closed landfill and/or temporarily ...

, excavation and processing of materials from landfills *

Materials recovery facility A materials recovery facility, materials reclamation facility, materials recycling facility or Multi re-use facility (MRF, pronounced "murf") is a specialized plant that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials for marketing to end-u ...

, a specialized plant that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials *

Refrigerant reclamation Refrigerant reclamation is the act of processing used refrigerant gas which has previously been used in some type of refrigeration loop such that it meets specifications for new refrigerant gas. In the United States, the Section 608 of the Clean A ...

Crumb rubber Crumb rubber is recycled rubber produced from automotive and truck scrap tires. During the recycling process, steel and tire cord (fluff) are removed, leaving tire rubber with a granular consistency. Continued processing with a granulator or cr ...

or reclaimed rubber, recycled rubber produced from automotive scrap tires *

Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac, bitumen macadam, or rolled asphalt in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking ...

, removed pavement materials containing asphalt and aggregates *

Full depth recycling Full depth recycling or full depth reclamation (FDR) is a process that rebuilds worn out asphalt pavements by recycling the existing roadway. Processes Old asphalt and base materials are pulverized using a specialized machine called a reclaimer. ...

, a process that rebuilds worn-out asphalt pavements by recycling the existing roadway * Sand reclamation, reclamation of

stamp sand Stamp sand is a coarse sand left over from the processing of ore in a stamp mill. In the United States, the most well-known deposits of stamp sand are in the Copper Country of northern Michigan, where it is black or dark gray, and may contain ha ...

previously dumped in the water *

Reclaimed lumber Reclaimed lumber is processed wood retrieved from its original application for purposes of subsequent use. Most reclaimed lumber comes from timbers and decking rescued from old barns, factories and warehouses, although some companies use wood fr ...

, reuse of processed wood primarily for decoration and home building *

Ecohouse An Eco-house (or Eco-home) is an environmentally low-impact home designed and built using materials and technology that reduces its carbon footprint and lowers its energy needs. Eco-homes are measured in multiple ways meeting sustainability need ...

, made with reclaimed materials

Politics

* Reclaimed word or

reappropriation In linguistics, reappropriation, reclamation, or resignification is the cultural process by which a group reclaims words or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group. It is a specific form of a semantic change (i.e. ...

, a pejorative word or slur used as an affirmation with positive connotation *

Individual reclamation The following is a list of terms specific to anarchists. Anarchism is a political and social movement which advocates voluntary association in opposition to authoritarianism and hierarchy. __NOTOC__ A :The negation of rule or "government by no ...

, the theft of resources by the poor from the rich *

Reclaiming Patriotism Reclaiming Patriotism: Nation-Building for Australian Progressives is a 2009 book by Tim Soutphommasane published by Cambridge University Press. It's the lead title of the Australian Encounters series which argues that the Australian left have mi ...

, in Australia * Reclaim Australia: Reduce Immigration *

Reclaim Australia Reclaim Australia is a far-right Australian nationalist protest group which is associated with nationalist and neo-Nazi hate groups. The group was formed in 2015, holding street rallies in cities across Australia to protest against Islam. ...

, a far-right political party *

Reclaim the Streets Reclaim the Streets also known as RTS, are a collective with a shared ideal of community ownership of public spaces. Participants characterise the collective as a resistance movement opposed to the dominance of corporate forces in globalisa ...

, anti-car/pro-public-spaces movement *

Reclaim the Dream commemorative march Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician. Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic ...

, in the US *

Reclaim The Records Reclaim The Records is a non-profit organization and activist group that advocates for greater transparency and accessibility for genealogical, archival, and vital records in the United States. They use state Freedom of Information requests and la ...

, a movement to increase availability of public records in the US * "Reclaiming my time", a phrase used by

Maxine Waters Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1991. The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, incl ...

Reclaiming Health and Safety For All Reclaiming Health and Safety For All also known as the Löfstedt Report is a 2011 report commissioned by the British government to review existing health and safety legislation and its impact upon businesses. The report was written by Ragnar Lö ...

, a report in the UK * Reclaim Party, a British political party founded by actor Laurence Fox in 2020

Law

* Presidential power reclamation, covered by the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution#Section 3: President's declaration of inability, twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution * Citizenship reclamation, part of the German Citizenship Project#Legal avenues to reclaim citizenship, German Citizenship Project * United States Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency which oversees water resource management * Newlands Reclamation Act, a 1902 United States federal law that funded irrigation projects ** Reclamation fund, a special fund established by the 1902 law * Reclamation district, special-purpose districts which are responsible for reclaiming and maintaining threatened land * Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, a 1977 law in the US * Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, a 2013 law in the US * RECLAIM Act, a proposed 2017 mining reclamation law in the US * Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM), an emissions trading program in California

Religion

* Center for Reclaiming America for Christ * Reclaiming (Neopaganism), a Pagan earth-based spirituality movement

As a synonym for rehabilitation

* Reclaiming Futures, a non-profit in the US * Reclamation of fallen women, by the Church penitentiary in the UK * Rehabilitation (penology), re-integration into society of a convicted person

As a synonym for sewage treatment

* Clark County Water Reclamation District, Clark County, Nevada, US * Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Illinois, US * Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility, Spokane, Washington, US * Thomas P. Smith Water Reclamation Facility, Tallahassee, Florida, US * Tillman Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles, California, US

Music

* Reclaim (album), ''Reclaim'' (album), 2003 album by Keep of Kalessin * Reclaim Australia (album), ''Reclaim Australia'' (album), 2016 album by A.B. Original * Reclamation (Bigwig album), ''Reclamation'' (Bigwig album), 2006 * Reclamation (Candlelight Red album), ''Reclamation'' (Candlelight Red album), 2013 * Reclamation (Front Line Assembly album), ''Reclamation'' (Front Line Assembly album), 1997 * Reclaimed (radio show), ''Reclaimed'' (radio show) in Canada

Technology

* Samsung Reclaim, an eco-friendly feature phone with a sliding keyboard * Reclaimer, a machine used to handle bulk materials * Baggage reclaim in airports, see also Baggage carousel * HMS Reclaim, HMS ''Reclaim'' * USS Reclaimer (ARS-42), USS ''Reclaimer'' (ARS-42), a 1945 salvage ship * Reclaim helmet, a type of diving helmet

Other uses

* Reclaim (film), ''Reclaim'' (film), a 2014 thriller film starring John Cusack and Ryan Phillippe * Reclaimed (TV series), ''Reclaimed'' (TV series), a 2020 Discovery Channel USA reality television program about mining, hunting, backcountry camping/cottages, and land claims * Reclaimed factories, a form of workers' self-management in socialism * Reclaimed Space, an American company