Biodegradable
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdəbl/adjective
Something that is capable of being broken down in nature without causing harm to the environment.
The packaging of the product is made of biodegradable materials.
Often appears as...
- biodegradable waste
- biodegradable packaging
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adjective
Something that is capable of being broken down in nature without causing harm to the environment.
The packaging of the product is made of biodegradable materials.
Often appears as...
- biodegradable waste
- biodegradable packaging
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Environment Friendly
Biodegradable highlights environmental care; it's about protecting the Earth.
Biodegradable substances help reduce environmental pollution.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Process
Biodegradable refers to a natural breakdown, not artificial destruction.
Leaves are biodegradable; they decay naturally over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Factor
Biodegradable doesn't mean instant breakdown; it may take time.
Even biodegradable materials can linger in the environment for years.
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Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk,...
and maybe, along the way, also do some stuff for medicine and for global health and help reforestation. So that's kind of a bold statement. I'll tell you a little bit more. This material actually has some traits that make it seem almost too good to be true. It's sustainable; it's a sustainable material that is processed all in water and at room temperature -- and is biodegradable with a clock,
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Silk, the ancient...
and help reforestation so that's kind of a bold statement I'll tell you a little bit more this material actually has some traits that make it seem almost too good to be true it's sustainable it's a sustainable material that is processed all in water and at room temperature and it's biodegradable with the clock so you can watch it dissolve instantaneously in
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How designing brand-new...
Efforts are already underway to design improved versions of these enzymes. At the same time, there are enzymes that have been discovered and that are being optimized to make non-petroleum-derived biodegradable plastics. Enzymes may also offer some help in capturing greenhouse gases,
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Cradle to cradle design...
the bottoms are biodegradable soles. Wear your old shoes in, your new shoes out. There is no finish line. The idea here of the car is that some of the materials go back to the industry forever, some of the materials go back to soil -- it's all solar-powered.
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What's the World's Most...
of regulation some companies claim they've created a completely biodegradable filter but there's no hard science backing them up other solutions include filterless roll your own cigarettes pocket ashtrays or reusable filters but back to what Cindy said
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How to build synthetic...
cars running on biofuel from engineered microbes, plastics made from biodegradable polymers and customized therapies, printed at a patient's bedside. The massive efforts to create synthetic cells have made us world leaders at writing DNA.
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What Happens To The...
extra thing we have daily litter picks where the rubbish is picked up and put into separate bags hands and bottles into a green bag the biodegradable food disposables into another bag and then non recyclable waste into another one we
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What happens to our...
such as biodegradable caskets, urns that sprout trees, and burial suits that grow mushrooms. Eternal reefs take that concept to the depths of the ocean using a mixture of ashes and cement to create marine habitats for sea life.
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
waste and they use the architecture from the dragonflies wing and they layer it up in that plywood hatch I talked about and it's the strength of aluminum with half the weight and it's biodegradable
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How to build a resilient...
that grows around them. And the Qasab reed is integral to every aspect of life. It is food for water buffalo, flour for humans and building material for these biodegradable, buoyant islands
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Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk,...
and maybe, along the way, also do some stuff for medicine and for global health and help reforestation. So that's kind of a bold statement. I'll tell you a little bit more. This material actually has some traits that make it seem almost too good to be true. It's sustainable; it's a sustainable material that is processed all in water and at room temperature -- and is biodegradable with a clock,
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Silk, the ancient...
and help reforestation so that's kind of a bold statement I'll tell you a little bit more this material actually has some traits that make it seem almost too good to be true it's sustainable it's a sustainable material that is processed all in water and at room temperature and it's biodegradable with the clock so you can watch it dissolve instantaneously in
Video examples
How designing brand-new...
Efforts are already underway to design improved versions of these enzymes. At the same time, there are enzymes that have been discovered and that are being optimized to make non-petroleum-derived biodegradable plastics. Enzymes may also offer some help in capturing greenhouse gases,
Video examples
Cradle to cradle design...
the bottoms are biodegradable soles. Wear your old shoes in, your new shoes out. There is no finish line. The idea here of the car is that some of the materials go back to the industry forever, some of the materials go back to soil -- it's all solar-powered.
Video examples
What's the World's Most...
of regulation some companies claim they've created a completely biodegradable filter but there's no hard science backing them up other solutions include filterless roll your own cigarettes pocket ashtrays or reusable filters but back to what Cindy said
Video examples
How to build synthetic...
cars running on biofuel from engineered microbes, plastics made from biodegradable polymers and customized therapies, printed at a patient's bedside. The massive efforts to create synthetic cells have made us world leaders at writing DNA.
Video examples
What Happens To The...
extra thing we have daily litter picks where the rubbish is picked up and put into separate bags hands and bottles into a green bag the biodegradable food disposables into another bag and then non recyclable waste into another one we
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What happens to our...
such as biodegradable caskets, urns that sprout trees, and burial suits that grow mushrooms. Eternal reefs take that concept to the depths of the ocean using a mixture of ashes and cement to create marine habitats for sea life.
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
waste and they use the architecture from the dragonflies wing and they layer it up in that plywood hatch I talked about and it's the strength of aluminum with half the weight and it's biodegradable
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How to build a resilient...
that grows around them. And the Qasab reed is integral to every aspect of life. It is food for water buffalo, flour for humans and building material for these biodegradable, buoyant islands
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Lewis Thomas
American Scientist
Medical knowledge and technical savvy are biodegradable. The sort of medicine that was practiced in Boston or New York or Atlanta fifty years ago would be as strange to a medical student or intern today as the ceremonial dance of a !Kung San tribe would seem to a rock festival audience in Hackensack.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I love hiking in the hills not far from my house. I'm invested in my hikes. Sometimes kids go up there and spray-paint over the signs; I've found a biodegradable paint cleaner, and I'll scrub the signs so they're nice and clean.
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Suzanne Lee
Designer
I started to grow microbial cellulose to explore an ecofriendly textile for clothing and accessories but, very quickly, I realized this method had potential for all sorts of other biodegradable consumer products.
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Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
I would slap a tax on plastic to encourage people to use more biodegradable things. I would also like teachers, vicars and other community workers to be paid as much as lawyers.
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
American Actress
I found my Saatva mattress when I was searching for a biodegradable and organic mattress that wouldn't leach chemicals because, believe it or not, I don't like that!
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Daniel Goleman
American Author
Once shoppers become empowered, we will facilitate industries thinking in completely new terms; for example, making products that are totally biodegradable.
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Constance Zimmer
American Actress
People need to know about the Biossance makeup remover cloths. They're biodegradable, so I don't feel bad throwing them out.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!
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Lewis Thomas
American Scientist
Medical knowledge and technical savvy are biodegradable. The sort of medicine that was practiced in Boston or New York or Atlanta fifty years ago would be as strange to a medical student or intern today as the ceremonial dance of a !Kung San tribe would seem to a rock festival audience in Hackensack.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I love hiking in the hills not far from my house. I'm invested in my hikes. Sometimes kids go up there and spray-paint over the signs; I've found a biodegradable paint cleaner, and I'll scrub the signs so they're nice and clean.
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Suzanne Lee
Designer
I started to grow microbial cellulose to explore an ecofriendly textile for clothing and accessories but, very quickly, I realized this method had potential for all sorts of other biodegradable consumer products.
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Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
I would slap a tax on plastic to encourage people to use more biodegradable things. I would also like teachers, vicars and other community workers to be paid as much as lawyers.
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
American Actress
I found my Saatva mattress when I was searching for a biodegradable and organic mattress that wouldn't leach chemicals because, believe it or not, I don't like that!
Quote examples
Daniel Goleman
American Author
Once shoppers become empowered, we will facilitate industries thinking in completely new terms; for example, making products that are totally biodegradable.
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Constance Zimmer
American Actress
People need to know about the Biossance makeup remover cloths. They're biodegradable, so I don't feel bad throwing them out.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!
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