According to Merriam Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary, the verb remanufacture dates as far back as 1851, though the word’s relevance to society is much more significant today, accounting for its relatively recent recognition and general use. It has, of course, been formed by prefixing the verb manufacture with re-, meaning ‘again’. The same process of word formation has been applied in another recent coining on an ecological theme, the verb regreen, which refers to the activity of restoring an area which has undergone environmental damage.