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biodegradable

[bahy-oh-di-grey-duh-buhl] / ˌbaɪ oʊ dɪˈgreɪ də bəl /


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These include cutting back on single use plastics, improving waste management systems, encouraging biodegradable alternatives, and expanding research into how microplastics affect ocean temperatures and carbon cycles.

From Science Daily

The system can be built directly into existing pill capsules and uses a biodegradable radio frequency antenna to send a signal shortly after ingestion.

From Science Daily

Petrobras assured that the leaked fluid met "permitted toxicity limits," was biodegradable and posed no danger to the environment or public health.

From Barron's

Those packages, which aren’t biodegradable, also add to the plastic in our waste streams.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jolly is now looking at what impact the biodegradable wipes have on aquatic life as they fall apart.

From BBC