Recycler Smurf (Empath stories)

 Recycler is a Smurf character who is part of the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series. He is the village garbage processor whose job is to make sure that nothing that gets thrown away is ever wasted. To that end, he operates a garbage processor designed by Handy that turns garbage into reusable items. Most Smurfs are put off by his ecologically-minded attitude, but Papa Smurf sees the importance of heeding Recycler's advice and often warns his little Smurfs to pay attention to that advice when it comes to handling garbage and things that get worn out.