Devote one's car etc for recycling (10)
I believe the answer is:
consecrate
'devote' is the definition.
(consecrating is a kind of devoting)
'one's car etc for recycling' is the wordplay.
'for recycling' is an anagram indicator.
'ones'+'car'+'etc'='onescaretc'
'onescaretc' anagrammed gives 'CONSECRATE'.
(Other definitions for consecrate that I've seen before include "Make holy" , "Bless" , "Sanctify" , "giving cause to be respected" , "Make 18 [SACRED]" .)