https://www.lagazettedescommunes.com/231891/du-dechet-au-rec...

"La première proposition de la Fabrique Ecologique est d’ « offrir une définition juridique stable et acceptée de la matière première issue du recyclage » sous l’appellation « recyclat », un terme plus positif que « matière première secondaire » et qui a son équivalent en anglais et en allemand."

Recyclate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/recycla...
Recyclate definition: material that is recyclable

"The quality of recyclates is recognized as one of the principal challenges that needs to be addressed for the success of a long-term vision of a green economy and achieving zero waste. Recyclate quality is generally referring to how much of the raw material is made up of target material compared to the amount of non-target material and other non-recyclable material.[35] Only target material is likely to be recycled, so a higher amount of non-target and non-recyclable material will reduce the quantity of recycling product.[35] A high proportion of non-target and non-recyclable material can make it more difficult for re-processors to achieve "high-quality" recycling. If the recyclate is of poor quality, it is more likely to end up being down-cycled or, in more extreme cases, sent to other recovery options or landfilled."

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As can be seen from the above, the French recyclers seem to have taken an English word and, misunderstanding the meaning in English, are using it with a quite different meaning in French. That's understandable, because "recyclate" in English does look as though it should refer to the product of recycling. However, it actually refers to the material for recycling. A great deal of confusion is likely to arise from this, especially in translated contracts.

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Given Aiice's comment below, it seems that the English usage of the word is a bit mixed-up too:
Définition du site WRAP : « Recycled material that will be used to form new products. This material will normally have undergone some form of treatment e.g. plastic pellets, produced from collected plastic bottles, to be re-used as a new product. »

Then DEFRA gives a photo of "crushed aluminium recyclate" at the top of this: https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/01/05/friday-5-january-c... (https://bit.ly/2qpmTDs), which is simply crushed baked bean tins and the like.

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So, perhaps recyclate is when material has been collected for recycling and is either awaiting or has been through the initial mechanical handling process. Those crushed baked bean tins etc, still have paint and other extraneous material on them. They'd also still contain the coatings used to line the tins to protect food from contact with aluminium.