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Material that's nonliving (excluding dead organic matter) is non-biodegradable. Plastic, metal, styrofoam, and corrugated cardboard are non-biodegradable, while a dead tree, animal waste, and skin cells are biodegradable.
A difference between biodegradable trash and non-biodegradable trash is that the biodegradable can be thrown out into a backyard and eventually turn into soil or something that other living things can reuse, while non-biodegradable trash can be recycled, as in reused for its original purposed, usually for humans.
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How long non-biodegradable substances last in your environment?
Non-biodegradable substances can last forever. Some substances are slow to degrade, but they still degrade over time. Those that are non-biodegradable should not degrade, even over long periods of time.
Is fiber non-biodegradable?
yes. as a matter of fact it is one of the most non-biodegradable substances on Earth.
What are the characteristic of rubber tire or other things that not decay?
Things that don't decay (or that don't decay quickly) are difficult to digest, for bacteria.
What items are non-biodegradable?
Non-biodegradable materials are those that cant be broken down within a reasonable time span. Some examples include plastics, batteries, glass, computers and cellphones. New research now shows that some plastics do break down.
Examples of non-biodegradable waste?
aluminium cans
Can you show me some pictures of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes?
i can show you biodegradable pictures
Example of biodegradable and non-biodegradable?
Some example of BIO-DEGRADABLE THINGS: paper, juice, chicken bones, clothes... anything that can be broken down by organisms NON BIO-DEGRADABLE THINGS: plastic toys, plastic bags, glass, steel, synthetic rubber.
What are examples of non biodegradable material?
Non-biodegradable materials are things that can't be broken down easily by natural processes. For example, plastic shopping bags would take thousands of years to be degraded (broken down). Some examples of non-biodegradable materials are: plastic polystyrene (styrofoam) metals foams glasses silicon-based materials/circuit boards oil ashes
What are the advantages of non-biodegradable things?
They don't deteriorate with age
A sentence using non-biodegradable?
Some plastic is non-biodegradable, in the sense that it takes longer than several lifetimes for the plastic to disintegrate. A glass bottle is essentially non-biodegradable.
What do you do with the biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes?
Biodegradable is like non-living things and is a type of metal and wood thats being thrown into the sea, while non-biodegradable is things that are stretchey such as elastic spring force that are examples are rubber band, spring, clay and many other more and hope you write this into your notes! :D Thanks for listening!
Make a list of the materials which are biodegradable and non-biodegradable?
None are both, but all are some?
What are some non-biodegradable products?
batteries
What type of things are not biodegradable?
Plastic, glass, metal, and rubber rare just a few examples of non biodegradable things
Are FLOWERS biodegradable or non biodegradable?
biodegradable
Difference between biodegradable non-biodegradable substanes?
Biodegradable can be broken down by the earth naturally, non- biodegradable can not.
Why do you separate biodegradable from non-biodegradable materials?
We segregate our biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes so that all biodegradable can be used as fertilizers while the non biodegradable can be recycled to make different creative products.
