Question

what are ten example of biodegradable

Answer 1

1.      

Wastes of humans and animals – these can be decomposed

into the soil and can be used as fertilizer for plants.

2.      

Fruit peels – these can also be absorbed by the

soil as fertilizer.

3.      

Paper – this can dissolve and vanish from the

environment through time or by decomposition.

4.      

Cotton – like paper, this can also be dissolved

by biological means or by biodegradation.

5.      

Leaves – these can wither in time and break down

back to the soil.

6.      

Wood – this can be eaten by other organisms and/or

eventually go back to the soil as well.

7.      

Remains of dead organisms – these can be eaten

by decomposers.

8.      

Leftovers – these can rot and vanish in the

environment.

9.      

Egg shell – this can break into much smaller

pieces and decompose back to earth.

10.  

Flower and grass clippings – like leaves, these

can also wither and go back to the ground.