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non-biodegradable
adjective
(alsononbiodegradable)uk /ˌnɒn.baɪ.əʊ.dɪˈɡreɪ.də.bəl/ us /ˌnɑːn.baɪ.oʊ.dɪˈɡreɪ.də.bəl/
not able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful to the environment:
San Francisco was the first major city to ban the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags at supermarkets.
Many modern materials are nonbiodegradable, accumulating in the ecosystem.
The ordinance mandates that biodegradable or compostable products must be used if the price is equal to or lesser than nonbiodegradable containers.
Plastic bags account for billions of pounds of nonbiodegradable waste in landfills.
Styrofoam is recyclable but when left in landfills is virtually nonbiodegradable.
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