usage vs recycling

usage and recycling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
usage	Yes	No	No	No
recycling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, recycling is a hyponym of usage; that is, recycling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than usage:

usage: the act of using
recycling: the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products

usage (noun)	recycling (noun)
the act of using	the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
accepted or habitual practice	used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written