non-biodegradable waste
Trash that persists
Non-biodegradable waste is garbage that doesn't break down naturally through biological processes.
Plastics, glass, metals, and synthetic materials persist in the environment for decades or centuries, unlike organic matter that decomposes.
The landfill was filling up with non-biodegradable waste.
The term appears frequently in environmental discussions about pollution and recycling.
- plasticCapable of being molded
- plastic bagThin film carrier
- single useFor one occasion only
- landfillWaste burial ground
- landfill siteDesignated waste burial ground
pollution · ocean pollution · garbage patch · trash · garbage · synthetic · toxic · toxic waste · forever · chemicals · styrofoam · packaging · bottles · microplastics · ocean · dump · accumulation · piles up
non-biodegradable wastebiodegradable waste
Trash that decomposes naturally
organic waste · food waste · green waste · yard waste · kitchen scraps
biodegradable, degrade, degradable, degradation, degraded, degrading, graded, gradation, wasted