Ready to be recycled (5)

I believe the answer is:

empty

(Other definitions for empty that I've seen before include "'. . . . . vessels make the most sound'" , "Unfilled" , "Vacant - futile - blank" , "Free" , "Evacuate" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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